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  1. Last 7 days
    1. piloer-ection

      bristling of hairs due to involuntary contraction of hair follicles

      Does someone with hairless skin experience music slightly differently in this case?

  2. Sep 2026
    1. future studies could address the needfor species differentiation

      maybe birdsong from species native to where one grew up have the most calming effect

    2. Stress levels were the highest after the trafficsoundscape × restored forest treatment,

      surprising, maybe the dissonance between traffic soundscape x forest was a stressor

    3. (1) the restored forest combined with the birdsong sound-scape would elicit the highest psychological well-being and per-ceived restorativeness; (2) the two treatments mixing location andsoundscape conditions (i.e., restored forest/traffic soundscape andgrey space/birdsong soundscape) would elicit intermediate levelsof psychological well-being and perceived restorativeness; and (3)the grey space combined with the traffic soundscape would elicitthe lowest psychological well-being and perceived restorativeness.

      three main hypotheses

    4. accompanied by restoration of bird communities

      found that audible presence of nature (birdsong) was more relaxing than restored forest alone

  3. Aug 2026
    1. If explicitly permitted, asdiscussed in class, students may be allowed limited use for final projects in editorial and initial researchprocesses.

      AI use only with permission and citation

    2. As such we will be using WooClap during class to include class polls andsingle-question quizzes during lecture periods to serve as a record of attendance

      attendance recorded through WooClap website

    3. Up to 440 points will be available from four written, in-person exams covering lecture and readingtopics will be assessed.

      exams are in person and worth almost half of course points

    4. This is an interdisciplinary course open to (all) majors, with a strongfocus on physiology, behavior, ecology, and evolution.

      no major prerequisite