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Music, memory and voices

Humans are remarkably talented musicians. We can recognize a tune despite changes like being slowed down or sped up or even if all of the notes are shifted to a higher or lower pitch. Though these may seem like trivial feats, most other animals can’t manage them.

Science Graphical representation of the Higgs boson discovery from the CMS Experiment
Higgs The Musical: The Sound Of The ‘God Particle’

The supposed importance of the Higgs boson in shaping our universe and, ultimately, our own existence is fully reflected in its popular nickname, the God particle. But what do the recent results sound like? That’s a question we now have an answer to, thanks to a process called sonification.