The sound of a word like “knife” or “truck” seems totally arbitrary–it’s just a random sound we’ve assigned to a thing, right? But for several decades, scientists have found good evidence that the ...

The English language has very interesting sound patterns and pronunciation rules that sets it apart from other languages. These sounds tend to be difficult, if not tiresome for non-native speakers to ...

The way your name or a word rolls off the tongue can have some surprising effects on the judgements we make. Picture two cartoon characters, one round and the other spiky. Which would you name Bouba, ...

The processing of sound in the brain is more advanced than previously thought. When we hear a tone, our brain temporarily strengthens that tone but also any tones separated from it by one or more ...

The way your name or a word rolls off the tongue can have some surprising effects on the judgements we make. Picture two cartoon characters, one round and the other spiky. Which would you name Bouba, ...