When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp-sounding word with a jagged, pointed shape, while a soft, rolling word is ...

Paradoxes and other mischievous pranks our minds play on us. Write on a piece of paper ‘The statement on the reverse is true’. Turn the paper over and write ‘The statement on the other side is false’.

The actor and comedian Fred Armisen phoned the front desk from his room at a midtown hotel the other day, and asked the clerk to call right back. “I’m not going to pick up,” he explained. “I’ll just ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: Given the endless bombardment of new plugins, plugin packages and seemingly inescapable plugin subscriptions you’d think most DAWs had no onboard plugins at all. But the stock plugin ...

Scientists found that clapping sounds come from trapped air escaping rapidly between palms, creating vibrations. Cornell and University of Mississippi's study shows that hand speed, size, and skin ...

Wet Leg has an emergency: the band is in love. The band are sounding the alarm on new single “CPR,” a dark and twisted attempt at a love song. “Is it love or suicide?” lead singer Rhian Teasdale asks ...

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often ...

A round of applause, please: Scientists have finally figured out what’s behind the sound of clapping. The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that ...

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What is the sound of one hand clapping? You may have encountered this cryptic question at some point. It is a koan, or riddle, devised by the 18th-century Zen Buddhist master Hakuin Ekaku. Such ...

Creating engaging videos isn’t only about the visuals. So much of the appeal of good video content is about the audio, but finding (or maybe even creating) the right audio effects can be a ...