A speech scientist reveals why the viral 'laurel' versus 'yanny' argument has only one right answer

Business Insider
By Hilary BrueckMay 16, 2018, 4:53 pm130 pts
The internet is aflame about whether a robotic-sounding recording says "yanny" or "laurel." Speech scientists say there's a simple reason for the audio trickery that has to do with the way our brains learn to quickly decipher vowels and words. The recording seems to be a slightly altered version of…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the U.S 125

Open-source audio editor Audacity 3.5 available for Windows, Linux, and Mac 124

Confronting the ethical issues of human-like AI 123

Alcor Micro shifting focus to ASIC and IP services 123

These Raspberry Pi-powered glasses translate sign language into speech 122

Samsung's 2.5D packaging still has last mile to cross before getting Nvidia orders 121

Huawei wants to take homegrown HarmonyOS phone platform worldwide 120

Beijing auto show to return this week 117

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.