Every night, I—like millions of others—put on a noise machine to help me sleep. Mine offers several types of noise: white, pink, green, and brown. I’ve noticed something strange, though. After about ...

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Can brown noise help students focus in class? What about white noise, or pink noise? The colors of noise have gotten a lot of attention over the past year or so, with many people saying that these ...

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