In a sun-filled church in Stamford, Connecticut, a small group of young students sit with their musical instruments. Among them are many instruments you'd expect to see in a classroom—like violins and...

Artist-technologist Honor Harger listens to the weird and wonderful noises of stars and planets and pulsars. In her work, she tracks the radio waves emitted by ancient celestial objects and turns them into sound, including "the oldest...

Art is often understood as a solitary act of personal expression. But art is also the basis for community from Alaska to Mali — and from gay rights advocates to Frida Kahlo appreciators. In this episode we’ll learn how community is...

Dustin Yellin has a vision for the museum of tomorrow: a blend of exhibitions, workshops and residencies open to creative thinkers and tinkerers from around the world. Hear how Pioneer Works is reshaping how spectators engage with art.

Mei Lum, the fifth-generation owner of Wing On Wo, uses arts and activism to support the Chinatown community through the WOW project.<br/>

For forty years, Alex Kotlowitz has been telling stories from the heart of America, deeply intimate tales of struggle and perseverance. He is the author of four books, including his most recent, An American Summer: Love and Death in...

We don't talk a lot about notation, because notation isn't always all that interesting, but in this case, it's well worth a second look. Eye music is the practice of turning a written score into a work of visual art, something that the...

In a condition called synesthesia, the signals between the senses are often crossed. It manifests itself in a variety of fashions and in varying intensities. Synesthetes often report hearing colors or smelling sounds, which to some is an...

Artist Neil Harbisson was born completely color blind, but these days a device attached to his head turns color into audible frequencies. Instead of seeing a world in grayscale, Harbisson can hear a symphony of color -- and yes, even...

The debate over when, why and how to keep secrets—while certainly not new—has taken on a new sense of urgency in the current age of digital information. Just about every piece of vital information about us is stored somewhere on...

Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art Occupational Therapy Program with a vibrant developmental approach. Our skilled and versatile occupational therapy team specializes in the...

Let's Make Words | Rearrange Sounds to Make Words | Make Words from Letters | Reading for Kids Let’s make words! After the kids have learned the alphabets their next lesson is using these alphabets and their sounds together to make...

Try Brilliant freeref='http://brilliant.org/12tone/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>free Music means so many different things to so many different people that it seems almost pointless to try to nail down a definition, but since it's...

Do people listen when you speak, and take your advice when you offer it? Part of growing, as a Project Manager, is becoming more influential. Here are seven of my top tips.



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Have you ever watched a movie with the sound muted? It doesn’t really seem as impactful, even though the acting on screen is the same. It turns out that audio, and specifically music, plays a hugely important role in creating film as we...