‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Dominate Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards Nominations

The Motion Picture Sound Editors has revealed the nominations for its 73rd annual Golden Reel Awards in categories spanning ...

The sound of this one specific bird from Age of Empires keeps haunting me through pop songs, movies, and across other games

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...

Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Players do get little glimpses of the Xenomorph before this point — they'll witness it kill an NPC with its tail, hear it ...

CES 2026: all the upcoming releases and announcements a PC gamer should know about

CES 2026 is nearly in full swing. Through this week, Las Vegas will be stuffed with the nerdiest people you know talking ...

The 10 Worst Sci-Fi Movies That Are Truly 0/10

There have been many egregiously terrible sci-fi films released over the years, including the likes of Mac and Me, iBoy, and ...
IEEE

Effects of Task Complexity on Motor Imagery-Based Brain–Computer Interface

Abstract: The performance of electroencephalogram (EEG)-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) still needs improvements for real world applications. An improvement on BCIs could be achieved by ...
Santa Fe Institute

New mathematical framework reshapes debate over simulation hypothesis

The simulation hypothesis — the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer — has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it ...
IEEE

Analysis of the Sound of the Kompang for Computer Music Synthesis

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the properties and the characteristics of sound made by a kompang for computer music synthesis. The kompang is a Malay traditional musical instrument with ...