I tried a sound bath to see if it actually made me calmer

I drove up to my first sound bath experience not knowing quite what to expect. The meditative practice, which utilizes chimes, gongs, and an arsenal of “vibrational musical instruments,” has existed ...

“Violinists have their Stradivarius', guitarists have their Strats – and producers have Massive”: How Native Instruments’ Massive became the go-to bass synth for a ...

This is the history of Native Instruments’ massively influential wavetable instrument, from development and release to its ...
The Berkshire Eagle

Recalling the days of AM radio in Pittsfield, with eclectic and interesting topics

As a youngster in the 1950s Jim Shulman spent many hours listening to Pittsfield’s AM radio stations: WBRK and WBEC that ...
New Scientist on MSN

Our brain 'swivels' to focus on sounds from different directions

Many mammals physically pivot their ears to hone in on a particular sound, and now it seems that a similar action takes place ...

A new approach to magnify wave functions when imaging interacting ultracold atoms

The precise imaging of many-body systems, which are comprised of many interacting particles, can help to validate theoretical ...

Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques

Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides ...

Proven quantum advantage: Researchers cut the time for a learning task from 20 million years to 15 minutes

Amid high expectations for quantum technology, a new paper in Science reports a proven quantum advantage. In an experiment, ...
Glamour

A Complete Breakdown of the J.K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy

Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling first came under fire in early June 2020 for controversial tweets she posted about the transgender community. Her stance has caused fans and stars of the ...