Search Results | hearing
Your search for "hearing" returned 382 results
Is there a torture manual?
science.howstuffworks.com/torture-manual.htm
A torture manual that was used by al-Qaida to torture Iraqi nationals was discovered in May of 2007. Learn about the discovery of the torture manual.
The Human Brain Is Hardwired for Poetry
science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/how-poetry-affects-human-brain.htm
Research suggests the human brain is wired to distinguish the rhyme and rhythm of verse from ordinary prose, and to react to literary contemplation.
Do Plants Make Music?
science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/do-plants-make-music.htm
Machines can translate some of the biological functions of plants into synthesizer sounds. But are these synthesized translations the same thing as music?
Why Do Certain Experiences Give Us Goosebumps?
science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/goosebumps.htm
Think of goosebumps as 'skin orgasms' that are caused by unexpected and pleasant experiences. You know you get them when you're cold, but what is going on in our brains that triggers them?
How Do Airline Pilots Know Turbulence Is Coming Up?
science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airline-pilots-predict-turbulence.htm
Predicting turbulence isn't an exact science, but airline pilots use a variety of tools both high-tech and low before asking you to buckle up.
How Radiation Sickness Works
science.howstuffworks.com/radiation-sickness.htm
Radiation sickness can be terrifying, painful and -- in some cases -- fatal. Learn about the causes and symptoms of radiation sickness.
5 Groups Who Claim to Talk to the Dead
science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/5-groups-who-talk-to-dead.htm
Move over, mediums. Lots of people say they talk to the dead, including the bereaved. Ready to meet a few others?
How Acoustic Levitation Works
science.howstuffworks.com/acoustic-levitation.htm
The idea that something so intangible as acoustic levitation can lift objects may seem unbelievable, but it's a real phenomenon.
Are Pentagon-confirmed UFOs a National Security Threat?
science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/ufos-news.htm
Recently, there's been a spike in UFO sightings - officially UAP, or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena - all over the world and nobody seems to know why or what the objects we're seeing might be.
River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/underwater-fossil-hunting.htm
Not all fossils are found on dry land. In fact some of the most fascinating fossil finds in history have been submerged for centuries.