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Northwestern audiologist Jasleen Singh uses a prestigious new grant to research how self-fitted over-the-counter hearing aids might connect more people with care.
How to tell by listening whether your steam radiator is healthy, out of alignment, or harboring a dire malefic presence
Chicago has quietly expanded the surveillance technology’s footprint—but it’s still disproportionately listening to Black and Brown communities.
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The Chicago foley artist explains the history and practice of the craft that gave us slapsticks and thunder sheets.
What does a neighborhood sound like? And what does that mean?
Englewood rapper Heavy Crownz blends art and community organizing.