Listening and Hearing

Recycle some cans to make after-dinner music!

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.

Walk in the shoes of Dean Hudson. As a visually impaired person, Dean depends on audio clues to navigate through the world.

Get a lesson in listening from Doniga Markegard, an expert wildlife tracker.

See if you can put these sounds back together in this sonic jigsaw puzzle.

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

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.