Here's why you get sick of your favorite song

It happens all the time. A new album comes out, you listen to it, and before you know it, you have a new favorite song. So you play it again. And again. And again. It’s on loop for days: in the car, at home. Maybe you even hum it to yourself while you work. But then, all of the sudden, it changes. You get sick of that same song you once loved. So why does this happen? We asked Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, author of “On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind” and director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas, for the answer. The brain listening to music Every time we listen to music, our brain responds. Researchers have shown, using fMRI brain scans, that when listening to music, not only does the auditory cortex (that part of the brain responsible for processing sounds) light up, but other parts do as well, including brain regions involved in movement, planning, attention and memory. This means when we listen to music, we aren’t just processing so
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THEN & NOW: The cast of 'Independence Day' 20 years later

When "Independence Day" was released in the summer of 1996, anticipation was high. And the movie still managed to smash expectations. The film grossed $817.4 million worldwide. It was lauded for its groundbreaking visual effects and paved the way for
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The Latest: All eyes on Boston on this draft night

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest from the NBA draft at Barclays Center in New York.(all times local):7:10 p.m.All the players invited to New York for the NBA draft got up on stage at Barclays Center for the usual group picture.A quick fashion take: It seems bow ties are the favorite sartorial item this year.The "Green Room" is full of future NBA players, their parents, friends, college coaches and agents. The crowd at Barclays Center is sparse so far but thanks to a late trade with Indiana, the Brooklyn Nets have a first-round pick at No. 20 so crowd will have something to cheer about — or boo about.___6:50 p.m.All eyes will be on long-presumed No. 1 pick Ben Simmons when the NBA Draft gets started, and then it's Brandon Ingram's turn when the Los Angeles Lakers make the No. 2 pick.After that, the intrigue begins.Boston holds eight picks in this draft, including the No. 3 selection. And what Danny Ainge does or doesn't do with that selection will likely shape many of the other 5
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Red Sox beat White Sox 8-7 in 10 innings, avert 4-game sweep

BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 8-7 on Thursday and averted a sweep of their four-game series.Chicago led 3-0, 4-1 and 7-5 before Boston sent it into extra innings with a run in the seventh and another in the eighth. The White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the 10th, but Craig Kimbrel (1-3) got J.B. Shuck on an infield popup and then struck out Tim Anderson and Adam Eaton.In the bottom half, Matt Purke (0-1) walked two before Bogaerts lined one up the middle and Mookie Betts scored easily from second.James Shields pitched his best outing in four starts since being acquired by the White Sox on June 4. Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer and Alex Avila had four hits for Chicago.Betts, Bogaerts, Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramirez had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who improved to 8-12 in June. Boston's leadoff hitter reached safely seven times in 10 innings.David Ortiz walked th
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Up to 210,000 gallons of oil spills from California pipeline

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — An underground pipeline spewed thousands of gallons of crude oil Thursday near the Southern California coast but the foul-smelling goo was contained in a lengthy stretch of ravine and never reached nearby beaches.About 29,000 gallons of oil spilled and flowed at least a quarter-mile in the canyon near Ventura, fire authorities said.Resident Kirk Atwater said he called 911 after smelling and hearing the flowing crude."We started getting this horrendous smell and I knew right away what it was," he said.Atwater, 56, said he went up the canyon on his motor scooter and found the oil gushing from an above-ground box that he surmised covers equipment."It was just pouring out like water coming out of a fire hydrant," he said.He said he found a posted phone number and reported the leak to the pipeline company.Fire crews responded and a pump house operating the line was shut down. Firefighters built a dam of dirt to keep the oil from moving farther.The oil left a bl
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Agent: LeBron James to skip Rio Olympics

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has all the gold he needs this summer.Days after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA title, James said he will not play in the Rio Olympics.James' agent, Rich Paul, told The Associated Press that the two-time gold medal winner informed USA Basketball of his decision Thursday.The 31-year-old James was named MVP of the Finals after leading the Cavs past Golden State, ending Cleveland's 52-year championship drought.James and his teammates were honored Wednesday with a parade in Cleveland that drew an estimated million spectators.He left the rally clutching the golden Larry O'Brien Trophy, the only shiny reward he'll chase this summer.James is being celebrated with a similar event in his hometown Thursday night.The four-time league MVP waited until after the season to announce his decision on Rio. He's the latest big-name to withdraw from the American team, joining Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, James Harden and others.Join the c
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How to Use BigQuery for Large-Scale SEO (Or Whenever Excel Fails)

Posted by Dom-Woodman[Estimated read time: 13 minutes] What will this post help you do Work with very large amounts of data. E.g. internal link audits, backlink audits, log file analysis Perform complicated queries on data quickly. Improve how you work on problems by forcing you define exactly what you’re looking for, rather than wandering aimlessly through data. What do we do when the workhorse fails?What do you do when Excel fails? Maybe you have more than a millions row of data. Perhaps you’ve tried to filter a large dataset with a VLOOKUP and Excel has decided to lay down and die. Excel is a fantastic tool, but that doesn't mean it’s what we should use for everything. What should you use? The traditional answer is SQL, but setting up a SQL server if you haven't done it and you're not technical is a challenge. The free interfaces for working with it are typically very visually busy and not intuitive for those looking to get started quickly. Enter BigQuery. What is
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