Call me weird – and no doubt you will – but I often like to have my computer make random noise. The reason is that when I’m working at my computer on a piece of writing, I don’t like silence. To stay ...

Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to study, 'noise' may play a key role in helping some people improve their learning potential. Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to ...

A: Much like with your car, when a computer starts to make random or weird noises, you should not ignore them. Imagine how expensive your car repair bills would be if you ignored signs of problems and ...

Peter Sarsgaard plays a "house tuner" in the movie "The Sound of Silence." IFC As any New Yorker knows, silence and the city seem mutually exclusive. But in the new sci-fi indie “The Sound of Silence, ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Figure 1. Various types of random noise spectra. Click here to see an enlarged diagram. Noise is ...

Random noise, such as background hubbub on a phone call, is usually thought of as unwanted interference. Now researchers at Columbia Engineering find the brain may harness unavoidable random ...