Volume is a tricky thing. We usually think of sound as “loud” or “soft,” but adjusting decibel levels is a delicate craft. Audio engineers and recording artists spend their entire careers tinkering ...

In addition to being one of the most fun words to say—and hardest to spell—in English, “onomatopoeia” probably calls to mind a whole bunch of silly, fun words. Onomatopoeia is the process of creating ...

The NCAA basketball tournament is not only exciting, it's loud! The roar of the crowd and the buzzing of the buzzer as time expires can reach the same volume levels as a jackhammer! Those noises can ...