Twenty Thousand Hertz

Since 1983 one of the most memorable parts of going to the movies has been the THX certification played during the previ... Read more

When was the last time you turned off your radio and just listened to your car? What’s really going on under the hood? W... Read more

Farts have been funny to humans for thousands of years. This basic bodily function has countless nicknames around the wo... Read more

Singing with others is a powerful form of expression. That's why the composer Eric Whitacre started the Virtual Choir; a... Read more

Primitive, yet iconic, 8-bit audio defined a generation through video game sounds and music. Discover the history and in... Read more

There’s a reason we call tourists “sightseers”. As a society, we’re totally obsessed with the way things look. But our w... Read more

Companies spend a lot of time and effort perfecting the look of their brands. But now what a brand sounds like matters j... Read more

There's this place right at the border between Detroit, MI, and Windsor, ON where there's this hum… It rattles dishes, m... Read more

For decades, NFL strategy slowly evolved from each team running a dozen different plays, to rigid schemes with coaches s... Read more

We uncover how scary sound effects are created in horror films as well as dissect how sound triggers the fear mechanisms... Read more

Movie trailers have undergone a huge evolution. They’ve gone from those cheesy voice-of-God narrators in the ‘80s and ‘9... Read more

When you describe yourself to others you might mention your height, hairstyle, or maybe your build. But one of the most ... Read more

What we hear is incredibly personal and we all hear things differently. Sometimes our ears can even play tricks on us. S... Read more

When was the last time you heard a dial-up modem? A dot matrix printer? A CD dropping into its plastic tray? Did you kno... Read more

Stradivarius violins are reputed to have an exquisite sound that cannot be replicated or explained. Why is that? And wha... Read more

Theme parks have a way of transporting us to magical places, and sound is crucial in maintaining the illusion. From the ... Read more

Mel Blanc is a legendary voice actor who voiced more than 400 distinct characters. But in 1961, Mel was involved in a po... Read more

We unpack how touch tone dialing changed communication forever. Join us on a deep, quirky dive into telephone history. W... Read more

The transition from analog to digital seemed like a fairly simple and expected process. So why are so many people revert... Read more

When it comes to movie screams, what’s the first one you think of? Is it a scream that evokes a sense of fear, pain, or ... Read more