archaeology Man makes his own "Aztec Death Whistle" and tests it on his family with disturbing results Mark Frauenfelder

design The worst volume control designs you've ever seen Thom Dunn

Audio Ta-da! Hear the fascinating history of the Microsoft Windows start-up sounds David Pescovitz

music Dun, Dun Duuun! The mysterious past of the ubiquitous three notes of suspense David Pescovitz

dune The sounds of Denis Villeneuve's Dune Gareth Branwyn

Audio Why it's so hard to find a good tape deck these days Thom Dunn

physics There's a weird acoustic phenomenon at the "Center of the Universe" in Oklahoma Thom Dunn

movies How "natural" sounds are faked for nature documentaries David Pescovitz

music One of the Pogues invented a machine that turns weather into music Thom Dunn

synthesizers How the iconic THX Deep Note was made Thom Dunn

Space How does sound travel through space? Thom Dunn

star wars Where did the laser sound in STAR WARS come from anyway? Thom Dunn

Games How they make the gross sound effects for Mortal Kombat games Rob Beschizza

movies The amazing story behind the sounds of Star Wars: Episode IV David Pescovitz

mac History of Mac startup chimes Rob Beschizza

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

science fiction Studying the sounds of Blade Runner David Pescovitz

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