It's dinner time with family, and everyone's eating and chatting. Sounds harmless enough, right? But for some, hearing other people's crunching, lip …
Why Can We Hear Others' Footsteps, But Not Our Own?
The noises that others make — be it walking, chewing or breathing heavily — are very noticeable to us. Yet we seldom hear it in ourselves. Why is that?
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You're walking down a deserted street and suddenly you hear footsteps. Someone might be following you, you think. Because, although the street is …
Recently, University of Glasgow psychologist and researcher Lisa DeBruine created a mini-sensation on social media when she tweeted a playful …
Being able to hear what you see sounds like a superpower, in the ranks of X-ray vision or telepathy. But it's not quite as far-fetched — some people …