The 35th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival recently devoted week three of its "Summer Sessions" to the music of Pulitzer Prize and Grammy-winning composer John Luther Adams. The series was performed ...

Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask the positive impact of nature soundscapes on people's stress and anxiety, according to a new study. Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask the ...

Manmade sounds such as vehicle traffic can mask the positive impact of nature soundscapes on people's stress and anxiety, according to a study published November 27, 2024, in the open-access journal ...

This collection invites cutting-edge research on immersive audio and soundscape design, aiming to redefine how sound is conceptualized, created, and experienced in various environments. We seek ...

Burbling brooks. Gently rustling leaves. For most of us, hearing these sorts of nature sounds indoors improves our mental and physical wellbeing—as well as our cognitive performance. The sorts of ...

The metaverse. It's lost that incredible fervor felt all throughout 2022, which incidentally many coined the year of the metaverse (and likewise, as Fast Company describes, the year we sobered up ...

People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic can mask ...