Classical Music Lifts Our Mood by ‘Synchronizing’ Parts of the Brain, Says Study of Patients with Depression
nnWhether Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart, it’s widely recognized that classical music can affect a person’s mood.nnNow, scientists are using brainwave measurements and neural imaging techniques to show exactly how Western classical music elicits its positive effects on the brain.nnThe discovery could lead to effective ways to use music as treatment to activate the brain in […]
Salieri’s handwritten notes on part of the opening movement from Pafio e Mirra – SWNS / Austria National Library
Injured Bald Eagle Plucked From River in Daring Rescue By College Staffers in Maryland (WATCH)
nnA bald eagle, injured and alone near the Chesapeake Bay, earned an A+ for the staff at Washington College after they made a daring rescue along the rocky banks of the Chester River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.nnTwo weeks ago, David Kramer noticed a post on Facebook asking if anyone could help with an eagle who […]
David Kramer and Emma Cease rescue bald eagle in Chester River Maryland-released by Washington College
Chesapeake Bay map with Washington College-google adapted
David Kramer rescues bald eagle in Chester River Maryland-released by Washington College
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“Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.” – Thomas Fuller
Quote of the Day: “Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.” – Thomas FullernnPhoto by: KhamkéonnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, August 25
21 years ago, NASA successfully launched the Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer was the third infrared space telescope, but the first to use an Earth-trailing orbit (more on that below). The telescope bucked the tradition of being named after famous and dead astronomers and was instead named after the living Lyman Spitzer, an employee at the […]