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Simulating Violins

September 10, 2026 Nnaoma Agwu

A great violin should sing and inspire you, not make you wince. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Violin making is a delicate craft – small imperfections can ruin everything. Traditionally, sound is only evaluated after the instrument is done. Adjustments can be time-consuming and

Offensive Chants

November 8, 2024 Jocelyn Selim

The World Series just ended, so let’s focus on Europe—sports hooligans! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dutch acoustics engineers — Sander van Wijngaarden and Johan van Balkan — were soccer fans. Very annoyed soccer fans. The problem? Negative fan chanting. That’s a feedback loop of