Ranked #1
30: The Silent Age
30: The Silent Age
Over the years, sound effects and music have been used to make video game experiences more memorable or immersive. Smart... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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18mins
Ranked #2
17: Most Relaxing Song
17: Most Relaxing Song
Music can do a number of things, but can it help tortoises reproduce? The answer is no, but music can help us to relax a... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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19mins
Ranked #3
26: Gennett Records
26: Gennett Records
The early recorded history of jazz, blues, and country music in America usually isn’t associated with a place like Richm... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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20mins
Ranked #4
40: London Parakeets
40: London Parakeets
The soundscapes of cities are always changing and London is no exception. Human-produced sounds usually push the sounds ... Read more
26 Sep 2013
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24mins
Ranked #5
21: Nick Zammuto
21: Nick Zammuto
The Beatles released their album, Rubber Soul, in 1965. This album includes a track titled “In My Life” that features an... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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29mins
Ranked #6
11: Microphone Museum
11: Microphone Museum
Bob Paquette has been collecting microphones for over six decades. His collection resides in his microphone museum that ... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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20mins
Ranked #7
10: Rhythm Discovery
10: Rhythm Discovery
In downtown Indianapolis, there is an interactive museum where you’re free to hit, scrape, and strike just about anythin... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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13mins
Ranked #8
55: Restaurant Sound Design
55: Restaurant Sound Design
In the 2013 Zagat Dining Trends Survey, diners shared information about their tipping habits, favorite cuisines, and eve... Read more
2 Oct 2014
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17mins
Ranked #9
41: Sounds from The Memory Palace
41: Sounds from The Memory Palace
The Memory Palace is produced by Nate DiMeo and features historical narratives that are touching, humorous, and intrigui... Read more
31 Oct 2013
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27mins
Ranked #10
15: Music & Memory
15: Music & Memory
Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music. Music can remind us of our past and affect our mood. Dan Cohe... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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15mins
Ranked #11
54: Shapenote
54: Shapenote
Shapenote singing is a tradition developed in the late 1700's and early 1800's that helped everyday people sing music ev... Read more
4 Sep 2014
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18mins
Ranked #12
13: The Sounds of East London
13: The Sounds of East London
Dominic WIlcox is an established artist in London, England. His work ranges from sculpture, clothing design, drawings an... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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16mins
Ranked #13
25: Packard Campus
25: Packard Campus
Cold War tensions led to the creation of a Federal Reserve bunker inside of Mount Pony in Culpepper, VA in 1969. The bun... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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28mins
Ranked #14
18: Soundwalk
18: Soundwalk
While Stephan Crasneanscki was working towards his Ph.D, he found that museum guides were lacking personality and feelin... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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21mins
Ranked #15
19: Sound Chambers
19: Sound Chambers
For years George had been obsessed with the stories of two sound chambers on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomin... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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22mins
Ranked #16
53: The Black Country
53: The Black Country
Individuals can share a common language, but it can sound different due to accents and regional dialects. In some cases,... Read more
10 Jul 2014
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19mins
Ranked #17
14: Bicycle Sounds
14: Bicycle Sounds
Rube Goldberg machines are unnecessarily complex contraptions that are assembled to perform simple tasks. Rube Goldberg ... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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16mins
Ranked #18
47: The Heartbeat
47: The Heartbeat
The Tell-Tale Heart, one of Edgar Allan Poe's best known works, was written in 1842. The tale of madness involves a numb... Read more
6 Feb 2014
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38mins
Ranked #19
22: Audium
22: Audium
Stan Shaff has been interested in the relationship between sound and space for well over 50 years. His Audium installati... Read more
19 Sep 2013
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16mins
Ranked #20
51: Zappa Dummy
51: Zappa Dummy
NPR's Protojournalist published a list of 6 odd college courses in America. On the list is a course on the music of Fran... Read more
12 Jun 2014
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18mins