There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds, and, of course, ...

Research shows that the unique sensory experience of “synesthesia” can be acquired through training, and leads to a variety of mental benefits. Vincent van Gogh, Richard Feynman, Stevie Wonder. Each ...

You could hear the jam from the outside, a hint of something alive in the quiet, rainy night. Inside the doors at Neighborhood Music School on Saturday night, the whole room was bumping. Warm lights ...

To the human submariner, the built-in sonar system of the porpoise is an object of particular envy. How does a series of clicks and squeaks enable the graceful swimmer to “see” so well through the ...

“Seeing Sound” is an expansive exhibition that explores the recent trajectory of sound as a dynamic branch of contemporary art practice, curated by Barbara London—one of the world’s most influential ...

Juan Cortés, “Magnetic Landscapes” (2012–2013), magnifying glass, magnets, motor, speaker, iron filings (image courtesy the artist); Installation view, Seeing Sound (2024), Samek Art Museum, Bucknell ...