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What Exactly Is White Noise?
Your favorite ASMR playlist probably isn’t true white noise—or brown noise or pink noise, for that matter.
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LEGO's White Noise Playlist Is the ASMR Your Inner Child Needs
The sounds of two LEGO pieces locking together or bricks shuffling in a bin are familiar to many people. Now, you can revisit those aural memories with LEGO's official white noise playlist.
Take a Virtual Vacation With Relaxing Sounds From 50 Travel Destinations Around the World
Nature sounds, wave sounds, even city sounds—here’s background noise from whichever vacation you wish you were on.
Want to Sound Like Darth Vader? Voicemod's Voice Changing App Is Now Available for iPhone Users
Zombie, cathedral, and Darth Vader are just a few of the voice filters available through the Voicemod app.
Take a Virtual Tour of One of the Quietest Places on Earth
It's so quiet at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that you can hear your lungs, stomach, and heart working.
Let This Online Tool Fill Your Home With the Annoying Office Sounds You Secretly Miss
If you miss the background sounds of typing, chatter, and even ping pong, this tool will bring you comfort while working from home.
The World’s 21 Most Popular Work-From-Home Songs, According to Spotify
Unsurprisingly, Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home” is on the list. So is “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” by The Police.
Belt Out a Queen Classic and the FreddieMeter Will Compare Your Singing Chops to Freddie Mercury’s
Choose “Bohemian Rhapsody” if you’re feeling extra confident—or stick to one of Queen’s less operatic tunes.
These ASMR-Ready Headphones Promise to Lull You to Sleep
SleepPhones: ASMR Edition come preloaded with more than eight hours of soothing ASMR content to help you unwind.
The Reason Why We Sing in the Shower
The urge to pretend you're the lead singer of Journey while bathing is no accident. Showers are ideal places to optimize your vocal range.
How Tone-Deaf Are You? This Test Can Tell
Before you audition for 'The Voice,' you might want to spend five minutes making sure you're up to the challenge (or at least won't completely embarrass yourself).
Does Sound Travel Faster or Slower in Space?
In space, no one can hear you scream ... or can they?
Online Museum Is Preserving 'Endangered' Sounds for Future Generations
Because everyone should know what the click of a View-Master sounds like.
Why Cutesy Names Are the Most Effective Way of Getting Your Cat's Attention
Less Felix, more Fluffy.
11 Facts About ASMR, the Phenomenon Behind Brain 'Tingles'
We look into what neuroscience has to say about ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response—one of YouTube's most popular subjects.
This Interactive Map Lets You Listen to the Sounds of Mysterious ‘Phantom Islands’
Hear an interpretation of the sounds of islands that were seen centuries ago, only to disappear forever.
Why Your Brain Sometimes Hears Sounds That Don't Exist
Hearing is all about perception.
Why Spin Class Could Be Damaging Your Hearing
Loud music is great for morale, but not so great for your ears.
Beyond Yanny or Laurel: 6 Other Aural Illusions and How They Work
You know you can't always believe your eyes. Turns out you can't always believe your ears either.
The Great Yanny vs. Laurel Aural War of 2018, Explained
The mysterious sound clip has a perfectly rational and non-demonic explanation.
Trying to Avoid Loud Restaurants? This App Can Help
Users of the SoundPoint app can check up on decibel readings at local hotspots to help guarantee a quiet night out.
Scientists Use a CT Scanner to Give Whales a Hearing Test
There's a lot we don't know about how whales hear.
Why Your Knuckles Make That Satisfying Cracking Sound, According to Science
One of life's most pressing questions, explained.
Hear the First Recording of Volcanic Thunder
It's a feat some scientists thought was impossible.