Be it a wedding, a horror movie or a break-up, an emotional experience is one you’ll be likely to remember. But it turns out those emotions help you remember unrelated information as well. A paper published inNature Neurosciencehas found that emotional states can impact memory recall.

Headphones may have enabled people to listen to music wherever and whenever they want, but unchecked sound levels could be harming our ears. TSC Music is an app that customises the listening experience to the individual, preserving and improving hearing ability in the process.

Visit any gym and you’ll find a range of fitness tribes, from CrossFit fans to bodybuilders. Despite their differences, they have one common factor – a device through which to listen to tunes as they get fit. Now, wearable maker Pebble is promoting the power of music with its new Core device.

Headphones have been aiding anti-social behaviour since the invention of the Walkman in '79. But the rise of the smartphone, and with it the ubiquity of headphones, could be changing what music we listen to as producers ‘mix small’ to cater to the 41% of Americans who use them.