The way science resolves discomforts' everyone has encountered

Going together to find a scientific solution to eliminate problems such as stuck songs in the head, boring meetings .

In life there are problems that are small but make people feel extremely uncomfortable. But science has found ways to solve these problems.

1. Listen to other people talking on the phone

Like it or not, there is a fact that we are easily distracted and follow other people's phone conversations. Scientists call this phenomenon "half catalog".

Experts have conducted experiments to prove why we are "crazy" when encountering this case. In one experiment, volunteers were asked to play a simple game at the computer, such as moving the mouse with a small dot on the screen and listening to a monologue, dialogue and half catalog. The results showed that the listeners had to play the worst half catalog.

The reason given by experts is that when listening to the conversation half-way, we hear the sentence in a hollow and try to sequence these sentences to guess the complete content.

When the brain listens to the conversation, it begins to guess how the conversation will take place in milliseconds. When the prediction is wrong, the emotional processing of the human mind will be broken, leading to frustration.

Understand this problem, if you have to listen to the phone, you should go out or use the device to minimize noise to avoid disturbing others.

2. Trapped a piece of music / song in the head

If you've ever seen a song in your ears for 17 hours, that means you've been visited by an earworm .

Similar to some biochemical organizations (hormones) that have physical properties that make the skin itchy, some types of music also have the ability to produce abnormal reactions of the brain, called 'cognitive itching'. '.

The only way to 'scratch' this itch is to repeat the same rhythm in your head. However, the result is an unbearable itch that only gets worse, making the patient feel a song in his head.

The characteristics of listeners also contribute to the phenomenon of 'deep eating ears'. Women are often more vulnerable than men so they are more likely to be obsessed with a song. Men can ignore 'deep eating ears' and just a short time the song phenomenon echoes in the head will disappear. Besides, 'deep eating ears' are easy to attack when we are tired and stressed.

Experts point out the best way is to use a different tone to "brainwash" , remove this worm. That melody will cause our brain to be distracted while replacing the song stuck in your head.

According to the perception, the brain can only do one effective thing at a time, so when listening to the 'brainwashing melody', the brain will not pay attention to the obsessive and deep-listening song. survivability.

3. The meeting lasts too long

It was already 3 pm, the blood sugar had dropped to a minimum but you still had to sit in the meeting room and gradually lose control.

Going out of the meeting would be impossible. However, scientists have found the 'end of the tunnel light' to help you feel time passes faster. It is holding up a pen and doodle.

It sounds counterproductive, but writing or drawing makes you more focused. The experiment showed that while meeting, the doodle study subjects could memorize much better than those who just listened.

The reason is because drawing shapes and deformed animals will help you avoid dreaminess. Research has shown that dreaming dreams takes a lot of mental energy. Once you start drowsy, it is very difficult for you to return to your old state.

Therefore, a simple job like miscellaneous drawing can create enough energy for the brain, help you stay awake and still hear what the meeting is popular.

4. Spam (Spam)

In 2004, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced that: 'Within 2 years, spam will be resolved'. However, until now, spam still accounts for 70% of the emails we receive.

Research scientist and engineering professor at San Diego University - Stefan Savage and his colleagues discovered that 95% of the spam they receive uses only 3 banks located in 3 locations. points - Azerbaijan, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Russia to perform this illegal act.

Professor Savage believes that the most effective method is to persuade US banks to list these accounts on a blacklist so that they no longer have funding for spamming.

To do this is not simple, so in 2011, computer researcher Vipul Ved Prakash invented the first spam filter called Cloudmark Destop One - allowing users to attach spam labels go to email and prevent spammer from sending mail.

However, this method is not effective when the spammer changes the email address. But so far there have been 1.6 billion people using the software and achieving better performance than the spam filters that Yahoo! and AOL used.

5. Rain during the holidays

Your 2-week vacation should be great if it doesn't rain continuously. It is worth mentioning that the weather forecast channels cannot make completely accurate predictions.

According to meteorologists, the problem lies in the models used for weather forecasting, which are often cumbersome and involve infinite variables. If humidity, wind direction or air pressure deflects by only 1%, the entire prediction may change.

In the 1990s, meteorologist Bill Kirk and commander of the US Air Force tried to predict the best weather days to fly within the next 6 months.

He uses traditional predictive models and future predictions to develop algorithms: combining Gauss's mathematical theories, the climate cycle and weather statistics over the past 115 years.

The result is a new method of forecasting the weather for up to a year. Today, Kirk helps clients plan based on weather conditions. His weekly forecast is up to 76% accurate while this figure for the Official Prediction Channel is only 71%.