Month: March 2007

Google for Music

Google for Music

The Amazon Web Services Blog reveals a simple search syntax to turn Google into your own personal (free) Napster: -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Nirvana” Just replace Nirvana with a song or artist of your choice to display a results page of indexes that contain downloadable MP3s. P.S. Don’t steal […]

Scent as a Memory Aid

Scent as a Memory Aid

There’s a study in the journal Science (abstract here) that found that recent declarative memories (facts and experiences) were better recalled when subjects were cued with a scent during the memorization process and again during slow wave sleep. Procedural memories, such as learning to ride a bike, were not improved by the scent cues. I’m […]