Head over to Synthgear for an explanation on why this phenomenon occurs.
Eliot Van Buskirk over at Evolver.fm takes a look at a presentation by Shaun Ellis and Tom Engelhardt which attempts to identify the characteristics of a hit song: Taste is… read more →
Victoria Williamson takes a look at a new paper on what makes music trigger an emotional response in the listener. Have you ever had the experience of listening to a… read more →
The BBC Lab UK has a test up to gauge your musical abilities: The test asks a number of questions, including how engaged you are with music, if you consider… read more →
Joseph Lin over at Time has taken a look at what he considers the most annoying sounds – perhaps unsurprisingly, the vuvuzela is on the list.. :) The use of… read more →
The Voice Neurocognition Laboratory has set up a range of tests to assess your voice recognition skills. Try it out over at the site below [thumbshot url=http://vnl.psy.gla.ac.uk/voice-memory/]
Over at the Noise Jockey blog, Nathan reflects on the relationship between creativity and the body: In 2005, I heard a 1993 radio interview with Frank Conroy, a now-deceased fiction writer,… read more →
There’s an interesting read over in The Independent’s science section on the audio in horror films: It is probably the most scary scene in cinematic history. The shower curtain is… read more →