Tag: Sound
The new field of sonogenetics uses sound waves to control the...
Sreekanth Chalasani, University of California San Diego
What if you didn’t need surgery to implant a pacemaker on a faulty heart? What if you could...
Listening to nature: How sound can help us understand environmental change
Garth Paine, Arizona State University
Our hearing tells us of a car approaching from behind, unseen, or a bird in a distant forest. Everything...
How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public
Jonathan Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology and Janet Borgerson, DePaul University
When we hear the word “stereo” today, we might simply think of a sound...
Yanny or Laurel? It’s your brain not your ears that decides
Jennell Vick, Case Western Reserve University
As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little...
Human noise pollution is disrupting parks and wild places
Rachel Buxton, Colorado State University
As transportation networks expand and urban areas grow, noise from sources such as vehicle engines is spreading into remote places....
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To reduce drug-related harm, it’s time to be honest about the...
By Adam Winstock, King's College London
Despite the language we use about drugs, many people don’t see themselves as “drug users” but as rational adults...
