Listening and Hearing

Pick one and guess the source

Explore the surrounding sounds that everyday objects make. Build a noise contraption from these objects, then add a PicoCricket to automate your contraption. Finally, add a light sensor and program your sound automata to "play" when triggered by light.

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

An ordinary metal spoon can make some astounding sounds!

Share some secret sounds with a friend.

Close your eyes – and open your ears.

What's the quietest sound you can find – and how can you find it? Download listening tips.

Find out how a cochlear implant helped one man regain the ability to listen.

See astounding musical instruments made by Bart Hopkin

Find a friend and try this sound localization experiement

Bone conduction is another pathway to listening.

How do different sounds combine to make the unique audio environments of specific places? Build the soundscapes of a beach and a train station.