Why does “bouba” sound round and “kiki” sound spiky? This intuition that ties certain sounds to shapes is oddly reliable all over the world. For at least a century scientists have considered this ...

In 1947, German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler discovered that people automatically associate certain sounds with certain visual stimuli. In his original study, observers consistently associated the ...

Americans need to feel more wonder in their lives. This is what scientists who study emotions are realizing - that more wonder can help our mental health and sense of well-being. So with this in mind, ...

For our weekly dose of wonder, NPR learns about glorious sounds chicken make at a very important moment in their lives — when they're laying an egg. Americans need to feel more wonder in their lives.