I Was Skeptical of This Music App That Claims to Help With Focus, but It Actually Worked for Me

I sort of hoped Brain.fm was selling snake oil, but I liked it more than I expected to.

Delving into the inner workings of the title track from Kraftwerk’s most influential record

Back in the 1970s, Kraftwerk anticipated the machine-dominated world we now inhabit. We prise open The Man Machine to see how ...

Record scratch—Google’s Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today

Google DeepMind has been tinkering with Lyria for a while now, offering limited access in developer-oriented products like ...
New Atlas

British Army adopts acoustic system to pinpoint enemy artillery

Because knowing which way to jump is pretty important, the British Army is getting a new system to find where enemy artillery is coming from. Built by Leonardo UK, the SONUS Acoustic Weapon Locating ...
American Institute of Physics

Why do double-walled bottles have a second resonance?

Bottles have one commonly known form of acoustic resonance, but double-walled bottles have a second, and exploring their interactions can teach students about vibrations and oscillations.
WYSO Public Radio

What is shape note singing? Here's an overview of this American tradition

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Atkinson and Justin Hicks of Louisville Public Media about shape note singing and its influence across the American musical tradition.