Listening and Hearing

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate the sound around you.

Hear from Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning composer and musical pioneer Steve Reich.

Explore the science, history, and art of gongs.

Find out about synesthesia and why not everybody experiences it.

Groove with the history and technology of vinyl records.

What happened to your stacks of wax?

Get your ringing questions about sound answered here.

Listen as we demonstrate the meaning of sound jargon.

How can a bugle make so many notes without any valves?

Explore sound waves in this resonant presentation.

Experience the psychedelic visuals of the legendary Joshua Light Show.

Use your senses to figure out what’s inside your Sound Cup.

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