June 2013
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Warner/Chappell, the music company that owns the rights to "Happy Birthday to You," makes about $2 million a year off the song. →
npr.org
The birthday song “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, etc.” is still under copyright protection. That may soon change.
“Background noise creates a distraction, but balance is key. A moderate level of background noise creates just enough distraction to break people out of their patterns of thinking and nudge them to let their imagination wander, while still keeping them from losing their focus on the project all together. This distracted focus helps enhance your creativity. The study’s authors explain that “getting into a relatively noisy environment may trigger the brain to think abstractly, and thus generate creative ideas.”
—Research suggests the right amount of ambient noise increases creativity – which makes sense, considering the unconscious processing phase of ideation. (via explore-blog)
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Episode: Is Plan B access bad for girls?
The White House has announced that it won’t fight a court order for age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraceptives (not to be confused with the so-called “abortion pill”). So what was all the fuss to begin with? Cristen and Caroline dive into the fear-mongering politics of young female sexuality.
