7/6/2005: Baby treatment
 

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xoB sends along this WaPo item which I would call "vaguely disturbing". The official cap says Newborns listen to classical music as part of an experimental therapy treatment to help infants adapt to life after birth, in a materity ward in Kosice, eastern Slovakia.

I was gonna suggest that it would be interesting to play one group Brahms, one group Beethoven, one group Bach and one group Wagner, and see what happens. But then I thought maybe the whole idea is a little too weird already and doesn't need further weirdness enhancement.

Isn't there a scene in Brave New World like this?

If they are all listening to the same classical music, why do they need headphones? Seems like more trouble than it's worth.

Silly ... you can't have passers-by hearing the *actual* programming ... I am an alpha. I love being an alpha. I will make the lives of gammas a living hell every chance I get. I love Microsoft.

Wagner for babies....they'd be wanting their first gun at age 3. I approve.

The first thought I had was that someone needs to photoshop little tiny 9 mils into their cute pudgy little hands.....

All uniformly tied down in the bottom right corner so they don't strangle on cords I guess.
How long before the skull hardens into that squished shape?
There's so many things wrong with this picture I can't even begin.... :(

wolf, first off, this seriously funny sh*t. You crack me up.

Second, seriously, are you just toying with us gammas (or omegas or deltas)? Just exactly how are you familiar with the programming? Are you a lapsed alpha? Gone off the reservation? Slumming? (probably). Maybe one of your customers let it slip in a moment of weakness.

Juuuuuust curious.

The epsilons listen to Britney Spears and Celine Dion.

But they look so sweet, and all are quiet.

I'm with you, Glatt. Not to mention the possibility of hearing damage.

They are listening to the Bureaux of Propaganda by Synthetic Voice.

And that first one looks Pneumatic. And how.

Xenu is watching.............you must be audited........report for OT3...........

Maybe spending some time with their mommies instead of in the nursery all alone with a HUGE pair of headphones wuold do 'em some good. Sheesh. They make blood pressure cuffs for preemies, you think they could come up with some smaller 'phones.