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Science Livestream killer whale songs and other ocean sounds David Pescovitz

Science The sound of good champagne David Pescovitz

podcasts Podfasters: people who listen to podcasts at speeds up to 300% of normal Cory Doctorow

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speech People can hear your gesticulations Thom Dunn

Gadgets From headphones to Bluetooth speakers, these audio deals will make lockdown more tolerable Boing Boing's Shop

stop children what's that sound Digital hearing aids are producing sound as lousy as MP3s Clive Thompson

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

Popping a balloon in a nuclear power plant's cooling tower Rob Beschizza

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silence please! Violence breaks out at symphony over concert-goer's loud snack bag Carla Sinclair

noise pollution Why are restaurants louder than ever? Mark Frauenfelder

security Playing low frequency noise to disrupt hard-drives: denial of service for CCTVs, data-centers, and other computing environments Cory Doctorow

Gadgets This shower speaker is twice as powerful as your average shower speaker Boing Boing's Shop

video games The story behind the sounds of Pong, Pac-Man, and Doom David Pescovitz

animals Why the US Navy wanted to communicate using whale language David Pescovitz

maker 62-pound pumpkin modded into a 144-decibel subwoofer Andrea James