Music may lower surgeon blood pressure during stress
A SUNY Buffalo study finds music reduces blood pressure rise in surgeons during mental arithmetic tasks. Fifty male surgeons listened to self chosen music while counting backward from a five digit number, yielding the smallest pressure increases. Harvard Heart Letter citations and summaries follow.
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Info-commuters threaten rural land, says Northwestern expert
Political scientist James H. Snider warns in The Futurist that the information highway could trigger mass migration to rural areas, accelerating suburbanization and endangering forests and wild flora. He cites Wall Street Journal data showing 900,000 new rural residents in early 1990s and urges stronger land protections and zoning.
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Antarctica Chronicle of a Century of Exploitation and Change
A century after the Antarctic coast saw whaling and sealing, the piece traces human footprints, national claims, and the shift toward conservation. It covers early expeditions, IGY era exploration, landmark births, and the move toward a world park protecting science and nature. It notes figures like Kristensen, Palmer, Amundsen, Scott, Byrd, Bellingshausen and nations Britain, Argentina, Chile and the United States.
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Quote to Remember The Heavens Call
The reader is reminded of Dante's line about humanity's gaze from the heavens to the earth, urging reflection on our focused earthly concerns. The quotation contrasts cosmic splendor with earthly attention, inviting contemplation of perspective and wonder.
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