Yanny vs. Laurel spotlights our brains’ desire for filling in the gaps
It's the auditory debate taking the internet by storm. The PBS NewsHour's Nsikan Akpan and Julia Griffin explain how one sound can create two different ...
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And now to our "NewsHour" shares, something interesting that caught our eye. Yanny vs. Laurel, it's the auditory debate taking the Internet by storm today. "NewsHour"'s Nsikan Akpan and Julia Griffin explain how one sound can create two different experiences. JULIA GRIFFIN: The Internet has been set ablaze over one sound and two words. (SOUND PLAYING) NSIKAN AKPAN: So, which did you hear, Yanny or Laurel? This audio clip, which first went viral on Reddit and then Twitter, features a robotic voice saying a specific word, but people's perceptions of that word differ dramatically, even in the "NewsHour" office. MAN: Yanny. JUDY WOODRUFF: Laurel. WOMAN: Yanny. WOMAN: Yanny. MAN: Laurel. WOMAN: Laurel. (CROSSTALK) NSIKAN AKPAN: How is it possible peo...
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And now to our "NewsHour" shares, something interesting that caught our eye. Yanny vs. Laurel, it's the auditory debate taking the Internet by storm today. "NewsHour"'s Nsikan Akpan and Julia Griffin explain how one sound can create two different experiences. JULIA GRIFFIN: The Internet has been set ablaze over one sound and two words. (SOUND PLAYING) NSIKAN AKPAN: So, which did you hear, Yanny or Laurel? This audio clip, which first went viral on Reddit and then Twitter, features a robotic voice saying a specific word, but people's perceptions of that word differ dramatically, even in the "NewsHour" office. MAN: Yanny. JUDY WOODRUFF: Laurel. WOMAN: Yanny. WOMAN: Yanny. MAN: Laurel. WOMAN: Laurel. (CROSSTALK) NSIKAN AKPAN: How is it possible peo...
