Tag: Ears and Hearing

LeVar Burton’s New ‘Sound Detectives’ Podcast Urges Children to Listen

LeVar Burton has spent much of his career encouraging children to read. Now he is urging them to listen — really listen. They can develop that skill, along with an ear for mysteries, in “Sound Detectives,” a new podcast for audiences of elementary-school age that is part whodunit, part science exploration and part comic adventure. […]

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If You’ve Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn’t There, This Could Be Why

Some years ago, scientists in Switzerland found a way to make people hallucinate. They didn’t use LSD or sensory deprivation chambers. Instead, they sat people in a chair and asked them to push a button that, a fraction of a second later, caused a rod to gently press their back. After a few rounds, the […]

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