Songs with “prosocial” lyrics may make you more helpful and empathic So, while more studies are needed to confirm the relationship, the results from the gym study suggest not only that music may be a good way to make people feel happier but also that this increased happiness may make people more generous.Ģ. Other research shows that there is a feedback loop between happiness and generosity-feeling happier makes people more likely to give and vice versa. While almost all participants from both groups signed the petition, significantly more of the participants from the up-tempo music group agreed to help distribute leaflets, suggesting that some music may make you more willing to expend energy and time to help others. They were later asked either to sign a petition in support of a charity (an easy task) or to distribute leaflets for the charity (a more demanding task). In a study by Adrian North, Mark Tarrant, and David Hargreaves, over 600 users of a university gym listened to either uplifting, top-20 singles or annoying avant-garde computer music while they worked out. Indeed, one way music may make us better people is by making us happier-and therefore more likely to give of ourselves.įrom the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being. While melancholy music can move us in fascinating ways, there is power in that second category, too. Sad songs may bring us to tears, while joyful music can make us feel euphoric. We’ve all felt strong emotions listening to music. Listening to uplifting music may make you happier-and possibly more generous Here’s a list of the research-tested ways music can have a positive impact on you and your world. In particular, research suggests that three aspects of music-its emotional resonance, its lyrical content, and its unique way of synchronizing groups of people-may have the power to invoke good deeds. Some people certainly think it can have a negative impact-remember Tipper Gore’s crusade against swear words and “the indecent liberties some entertainers take with children”? However, studies have also explored possible relationships between music and positive social behaviors. Has this influenced your behavior or the behavior of those around you? That’s a lot of time-more than ever before.
Is this true just for http? If the protocol was rtsp, could I make progressive streaming before android 2.People in the United States spend an average of 32 hours listening to music each week, an increase of five and a half hours over last year. AFAIK progressive streaming isn't possible before android 2.2. I couldn't understand how should I informed by the server? Should I keep the connection open?ģ- And last question. But I'm starting the URLconnection, get the input stream, retrieve the metadata and close the connection. It is said that server will send information when the song changes. However how do I get informed when the song changes. I guess this is not possible and I have to use two seperate connection? Isn't it bad for performance?Ģ- When the application started, I retrieve the info of the current song. But when I tried to get both from same inputstream, I couldn't listen radio anymore. I don't want to open a new connection to retrieve metadata. I get metadata information from stream using ġ- I already use a urlconnection and inputstream for listening radio. I'm streaming radio using double buffering approach for html shoutcast.