R sounds are rough, and L sounds are smooth: Cross-cultural study finds these associations may be universal

People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with a smooth ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s magical sound bath scene has something for everyone. Here are 11 of our favorites

It’s 8 o’clock on a Saturday night and I’m standing in my pajamas on the third floor of a nondescript office building in Beverly Hills waiting for a man dressed in white to clear my energy with sage.
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R sounds are rough, and L sounds are smooth, according to cross-cultural study

People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with smooth texture and a flat shape, according to the findings of a new study. Researchers ...
Popular Science

The physics of feeling: Inside the science and showcases of live sound pioneers L-Acoustics

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Daily Mail

What shapes do YOU think of when you hear these sounds? Take the test - as bizarre phenomenon shows we all think of the same ones

Whether you speak English, French, Japanese or even Zulu, it seems all of us understand a secret universal language. A new study has found that people match certain sounds we hear to certain shapes ...
The Atlantic

More on Ls and Rs in Japanese

As mentioned yesterday, the risk in correcting others is that you get exposed to correction yourself. So it turns out to be -- sort of -- with my comments about the L and R sounds in Japanese. Major ...
Yahoo Finance

"The Art of Sound": David Byrne and L-Acoustics Decode Audio's Hidden Language

Directed by Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen, starring Geena Davis; The Lost Aviator; and Joud), the series premiere, "Sound is Fundamental," debuts today on The Art of Sound by L-Acoustics channel ...