“So it’s really no surprise that, you know, it’s back in the driver’s seat now, when everyone is really fighting and yearning for how to capture attention, even a little bit of attention, from an exhausted and overwhelmed and overstimulated population base globally. So I think it applies itself to media, to what you’re eating, […]
The Sounds of Silence – A Tale of Noiseless Movie Props
Have you ever thought about how quiet the world of television and movies can be? If two characters are eating at a restaurant or working in an office, we don’t have to worry about trying to hear them over the sound of clinking glasses or crinkling paper, or anyone else who might be making too […]
Dangerous Beeps: An Interview With Michael Schutz – Part 2
“I think doctors use a term called modifiable risk factor, I’ve learned, because I talk to a lot of doctors now, and so there are some things we can modify and some things that we can’t. And so these alarm sounds are very much a modifiable risk factor, and we need to work together to […]
Dangerous Beeps: An Interview With Michael Schutz – Part 1
“Ultimately the sound is almost irrelevant to the musical experience, with the important caveat that what matters about the sound is the psychological process it triggers in the mind of the listener. So it obviously plays an important role there, but what really matters is how it’s being perceived and how it’s being heard. So […]
The Voice of Tomorrow: An Interview With Dr. Ahmed Bouzid – Part 2
“As human beings, we like to praise others that we believe are doing a great job. The thing is to make the ask easy to answer. So if you say ‘can you record a one-minute video,’ they would do it – I’m sure they would all do it – but it would be heavier. The […]
The Voice of Tomorrow: An Interview With Dr. Ahmed Bouzid – Part 1
“I would say that the core driver has always been trying to enable more folks to engage, more people to be able to express themselves. So when I go back and look at all the things in my life, that seems to be the theme.” — Dr. Ahmed Bouzid This episode’s guest is the […]