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Sounds

  • Why people hate or love the sound of certain words

    Why people hate or love the sound of certain words

    Morten H Christiansen, The Conversation Nick Chater, The Conversation
    · Feb 25, 2022 · 05:30 pm
  • Kapow! Zap! Splat! How comics make sound on the page

    Kapow! Zap! Splat! How comics make sound on the page

    Victor Araneda Jure, The Conversation
    · Jun 13, 2021 · 05:30 pm
  • Watch: This video explores India through its extraordinary variety of sounds

    Watch: This video explores India through its extraordinary variety of sounds

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 01, 2017 · 10:00 am
  • The man for whom whistling is the worst sound in the world

    The man for whom whistling is the worst sound in the world

    John Osborne, mosaic.com
    · Nov 06, 2016 · 02:30 pm
  • What does the solar system sound like?

    What does the solar system sound like?

    Monica Grady, The Conversation
    · Jul 28, 2016 · 11:30 pm
  • No longer lost for words: How researchers rediscovered the mother of all mother tongues

    No longer lost for words: How researchers rediscovered the mother of all mother tongues

    University of Cambridge
    · Jul 25, 2016 · 09:30 pm