Most focus tools are built on vibes. This one is built on neuroscience.
Brain.fm offers music that is structurally designed to interact with your brain’s timing systems—specifically, by modulating auditory stimuli to produce reliable phase-locking in attention-related neural networks. This is not about lo-fi ambiance or background noise. It’s about rhythmic structure that shapes the excitability of neural populations so that you’re more likely to be alert at the right times.
Below is a concise, structured summary of the questions and answers discussed during the Thursday Feb 6th recitation (2-3PM) in which we covered “HW1 office hours,” covering the key points that will help anyone who missed the session.
The session was recorded and can be viewed here.
The attendees were:
Mia Kim: “How do I get code . to work? I keep getting an error, even after reinstalling VS Code.” Hanxi Guo: “I’ve made changed to the exampleSite and to the root of the hugo-mock-landing-page but they don’t connect, why is that?
Homework 1 has been released!
Office hours will be scheduled starting on Monday! But we will start answering questions on the Slack over the weekend.
– Prof. Lumbroso
The course website for CIS 3500 Spring 2025 has been launched!
We currently have configured: The course schedule, module descriptions (updated with first three lectures slides and recordings), information on the staff with profile photos and blurbs, and the homeworks page with Homework 0 posted.
Please check back regularly for updates and announcements.
I look forward to a great semester with you all!
– Prof. Lumbroso
