People find alcohol sweeter in noisy environments, which might drown out our ability to judge how much we’re drinking, according to new research. The research, conducted by Dr Lorenzo Stafford, a psychologist from the University of Portsmouth, is the first…
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Filling in your musical black spots’ – two Melbourne inventors, ‘perfect’ headphones and $700,000 from Kickstarter Nura set to revolutionise headphones Two Melbourne inventors have created a pair of headphones that can detect your personal hearing signature and customise the…
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We are all trying to lose weight! How can sound help?? Well, there is a US study which suggests that we tend to eat less if we hear our food being eaten!! So turn off that iPad or TV and listen to the crunch…
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October 22, 2015 Source: PLOS Summary: Echolocating bats can fly through complex environments in complete darkness. Swift and apparently effortless obstacle avoidance is the most fundamental function supported by biosonar. Despite the obvious importance of obstacle avoidance, it is unknown…
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The best and worst driving music, according to Israeli research By Suzanne Pollak Israeli Prof. Warren Brodsky studied the way music affected the driving of 85 teenagers. Israeli research has bad news for music lovers: When your favourite song comes…
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I have just attended Internoise 2015 in San Francisco. There were over 1000 attendees from many parts of the world and a few Aussies as well. It was great to catch up with colleagues and friends and to attend some very…
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We all know that music can affect your mood. But it can also affect your performance. This research just out. Not surprising. When Plastic Surgeons Listen to Their Preferred Music, Their Stitches Are Better and Faster “Our study confirmed that listening to the…
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Have you often wondered why some sounds attract more attention than others? Why do alarm/emergency type sounds attract more of our attention? Here’s Why The Sound Of Screaming Freaks You Out The Huffington Post | By Carolyn Gregoire Of all the terrible sounds…
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“Well, there is one way to get hot air blowing and the Prime Minister has done his fair share. But he got it wrong!! Wind Turbines are NOT the cause of health impacts for residents living 1 km away despite what…
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I recently attended Oceanoise 2015 in the City Auditorium of Vilanova I la Geltrú which is a beautiful beach town near Barcelona, Spain. The growing scientific and societal concern about the effects of underwater sound on marine ecosystems has been recently…
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