This story was featured in our SacramenKnow newsletter. Sign up to get updates about what’s happening in the region in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Flip Kirby is like a mythical creature. He ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Music helped former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne come out of his shell and connect with others—and research shows he's not alone. We explore the ...

Is science creative or is it rigid, black and white? The answer to that question varies based on the individual's exposure to science. One of the greatest minds in mathematics, Henri Poincare, said ...

An audio clip from the Apollo 11 launch plays amid static. “Ignition sequence start,” a voice says. “Six, five, four, three…” As the countdown continues, the feedback swells in the background, as if ...

New research shows that listeners perceive repeated environmental sounds as music. Water dripping. A shovel scraping across rock. These sounds don't seem very musical. Yet new research at the ...

Research on how human brains perceive music has traditionally only focused on Western music and the people who listen to it. But researchers are gradually realizing that this needs to change and that ...

Ever wonder if spiders can make music? Well, it turns out that they can. A group of researchers recently interpreted a spider web's structure into sound. The "spider web sonification," they call it, ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? Maybe it’s the tune that was playing during your first dance or the anthem of a memorable road trip. People often think ...