This fix could take regular violins to Stradivari levels

Changing how instrument-makers build violins could make them sound more like the lauded Stradivarius.

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
March 6, 2019 ~4 min

Oh! Interactive map tracks ‘vocal bursts’ of emotion

Try out this interactive map to hear the nonverbal expressions we use to convey 24 kinds of emotion.

Yasmin Anwar-UC Berkeley • futurity
March 4, 2019 ~6 min


More info from sound waves could make sonar better

"The science that goes into biomedical ultrasound and the science that goes into Navy sonar are nearly identical."

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 4, 2018 ~4 min

How frogs adapt to life near noisy highways

Traffic noise can really stress out frogs. But some have adapted to living with the stressful sound.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 21, 2018 ~6 min

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