Sounds of the Artificial World

Articles of Interest host Avery Trufelman joins Roman to tell the incredible story of the American military’s jacket problem: How should the military outfit its soldiers to make them as safe and effective as possible? The answer was the M43 Field Jacket, which not only changed wh ... Show More

Every product has to be tested somehow, and sometimes that means finding increasingly creative ways to break it. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siri ... Show More

This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. If you watched Wheel of Fortune in the 1980s, you probably remember one prize more than all the others: the ceramic Dalmatian. For a brief moment, that prize—perhaps the ultimat ... Show More

It’s hard to imagine podcasts without music and sound design! Discover how sound can enhance your podcast, or even become your whole podcast! 

Sound is becoming more important in the world of design, especially as our devices shrink and we become less attached to screens. Wireframe speaks to sound designer Connor Moore and psychoacoustic expert Susan Rogers on the best ways to design for the ear.Read the PDF transcript ... Show More

If you’ve been listening to LeVar's new podcast Sound Detectives, you know there's something irresistible about a missing sound. That’s why we teamed up with our friends at 99% Invisible to tell the story of the first music streaming service, a 200-ton instrument called the Telha ... Show More

Technology has the power to transform the way our world sounds. It could even give us entirely new ways to experience our surroundings. In this episode, we explore the sounds of the future, and how we can use the tools we already have to build a better sounding world. Featuring R ... Show More

Sound effects are one of the unsung parts of any movie or TV show – they’re best when you don’t even notice them making what you see on screen even more real, and when they’re off you notice immediately. Learn how hard this amazing craft is in this episode.See omnystudio.com/list ... Show More

In the same way that optical illusions can trick our eyes, auditory illusions can trick our ears. This raises a serious question: what is hearing, and how much of it is actually made up by our brains? In this story from the Unexplainable podcast, we explore how our brains create ... Show More

Robots are unveiled. Muzak plays softly on old speakers. And the gang tries to escape a raging current. Please consider rating and reviewing this show on iTunes. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedeepvault Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deepvault/ Website: http://www.deepvaultp ... Show More

Welcome to episode 6 of Sleep and Relax ASMR! Today's episode features inaduible whispers in a rainstorm! Great for those who prefer abstract noises and whispers as opposed to storytelling. Get in touch with the show: SleepandRelaxASMR@gmail.com Thanks to Mike Koenig (freesound.o ... Show More

In Part 2 of our deep dive into Apple’s iconic sound design, the Apple Design Team unpacks the iPhone’s trio of default ringtones, the evolution of their alarm sounds, the UX sounds of the AirPods Pro, and much more. Along the way, legendary beatmaker Flying Lotus breaks down his ... Show More