The Science of Hearing – We need you!
Posted May 26th, 2009 by SpicyA friend of mine, and neuroscience graduate student at Case Western Reserve University are conducting a study into the genetic basis of hearing the following sound:
NPR recently did a story that teenagers have been using the above sound as a ring tone to evade the prying eyes ears of adults.
So we started a little investigation of our own, and we need your help! Just click on that sound file, play it, and respond in the comments with your age, gender, and if you can hear it or not.
SCIENCE!
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12 Responses to “The Science of Hearing – We need you!”
May 26th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
I can here it. Im 13, and Im a guy.
May 28th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I can hear it. I am 14 yr old boy. IT HURTS MY EARS!!!
May 29th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I’ve tested it on my brothers and sister and mom.
Me and my brothers can hear the frequencies 18kHz, 17.4kHz, 17kHz, 16kHz… all of them. Strangely, I can hear the frequencies up to 54kHz!
June 4th, 2009 at 12:40 am
18, male, yes I can hear it.
June 7th, 2009 at 3:29 am
My girlfriend and I both hear it. We are 20. I am male and my girlfriend is female if that isn’t already obvious
June 15th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Im 13 & female and i could hear it
i asked my mom who is 43 and she couldn’t !
June 19th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
36, M, can hear it
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Well Im 15 and A Half, i can the sounds lound and clear, but i think it’s too annoying of a sound to be a ring tone.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Well Im !5 and A half, and i heard it loud and clear and its too annoying of a sound to be a ring tone.
June 24th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
14
Male
Yes
July 5th, 2009 at 4:04 am
Age 16, Male, YES I CAN HEAR IT
July 11th, 2009 at 10:40 am
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