Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] What word do you hear? From: Megan Kittleson <mkittles@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 22:16:57 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--000000000000033a9c056c5ff3f8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Everyone, Anyone interested in discussing this in more depth? This topic is receiving a lot of media coverage and is still considered "breaking news". https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/16/611701171/yanny-or-laure= l-why-people-hear-different-things-in-that-viral-clip https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/yanny-vs-laurel-spotlights-our-brains-des= ire-for-filling-in-the-gaps I created a Slack forum. Anyone interested can join the discussion using the following link: https://join.slack.com/t/yannyvslaurel/shared_invite/enQtMzY0ODAwMDMyMzM3LW= I4YTA5MGM2ZTYwZjgyMTYwZmRmZmJjZWU1ZTM4NzM2MjA0NGJlYzQ3MTZiMjJlYjgwYjYxYjgyY= zAwMzRjZDQ Thanks, On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 6:36 AM, Patel, Aniruddh D. <a.patel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear List, > > > > Many thanks to those who responded to my query about consonance and > dissonance ratings. > > > On a different topic, the note below is from a colleague in my department > (Ari Goldberg, a psycholinguist). I thought it might interest you. Fee= l > free to enter what word you hear on the Google spreadsheet he provides. > Any thoughts on what=E2=80=99s going on here are most welcome. > > Ani Patel > > > > > > *From:* Goldberg, Ariel M > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 15, 2018 8:45 PM > > Hi Everyone, > > > > There=E2=80=99s a new thing going around the internet that=E2=80=99s sort= of like the > blue/white/gold dress from a few year=E2=80=99s back except it=E2=80=99s = auditory. > > > > If you have a moment, could you click on this link and think about what > you hear? > > > > https://twitter.com/CloeCouture/status/996218489831473152?s=3D20 > > > > Then please go to the link below and write down what you heard. > > > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yUVvSxKnaq98y8Z23hmeTCnixnFk > 8y6pnj8BSoEMkE > > I have no idea why people might hear different things for this word but i= t > could be helpful to know what you all hear. > > > > Btw, here=E2=80=99s an article about it if you=E2=80=99re interested (tho= ugh I=E2=80=99m afraid it > doesn=E2=80=99t really explain it): > > https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/science/yanny- > laurel.html?action=3Dclick&module=3DIn%20Other%20News& > pgtype=3DHomepage&action=3Dclick&module=3DLatest&pgtype=3DHomepage > > > > > --000000000000033a9c056c5ff3f8 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Everyone,<div><br></div><div>Anyone interested in discu= ssing this in more depth? This topic is receiving a lot of media coverage a= nd is still considered "breaking news".=C2=A0</div><div><br></div= ><div><a href=3D"https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/16/6117011= 71/yanny-or-laurel-why-people-hear-different-things-in-that-viral-clip">htt= ps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/16/611701171/yanny-or-laurel-w= hy-people-hear-different-things-in-that-viral-clip</a><span class=3D"sewr78= 2fmtd52sm"></span><span class=3D"sewlpis5r6phiws"></span><br></div><div><br= ></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/yanny-vs-laurel-sp= otlights-our-brains-desire-for-filling-in-the-gaps">https://www.pbs.org/new= shour/show/yanny-vs-laurel-spotlights-our-brains-desire-for-filling-in-the-= gaps</a><span class=3D"sewr782fmtd52sm"></span><span class=3D"sewlpis5r6phi= ws"></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>I created a Slack forum. Anyo= ne interested can join the discussion using the following link:</div><div><= br></div><div><a href=3D"https://join.slack.com/t/yannyvslaurel/shared_invi= te/enQtMzY0ODAwMDMyMzM3LWI4YTA5MGM2ZTYwZjgyMTYwZmRmZmJjZWU1ZTM4NzM2MjA0NGJl= YzQ3MTZiMjJlYjgwYjYxYjgyYzAwMzRjZDQ">https://join.slack.com/t/yannyvslaurel= /shared_invite/enQtMzY0ODAwMDMyMzM3LWI4YTA5MGM2ZTYwZjgyMTYwZmRmZmJjZWU1ZTM4= NzM2MjA0NGJlYzQ3MTZiMjJlYjgwYjYxYjgyYzAwMzRjZDQ</a><span class=3D"sewr782fm= td52sm"></span><span class=3D"sewlpis5r6phiws"></span></div></div><div><br>= </div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"g= mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 6:36 AM,= Patel, Aniruddh D. <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:a.patel@xxxxxxxx= du" target=3D"_blank">a.patel@xxxxxxxx</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquot= e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol= id;padding-left:1ex"> <div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"m_299301619744268511WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Dear List,<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Many thanks to those who responded to= my query about consonance and dissonance ratings.<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><br> On a different topic, the note below is from a colleague in my department (= Ari Goldberg, a psycholinguist).=C2=A0 I thought it might interest you.=C2= =A0=C2=A0 Feel free to enter what word you hear on=C2=A0 the Google spreads= heet he provides. Any thoughts on what=E2=80=99s going on here are most welcome.<br> <br> Ani Patel<u></u><u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p> <div> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"= ;Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;= font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Goldberg, Ariel M<br> <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 15, 2018 8:45 PM<br> <br> <span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">Hi Everyone,</span>= <u></u><u></u></p> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;color:#1f497d">T</sp= an><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">here=E2=80=99s a new thing going around= the internet that=E2=80=99s sort of like the blue/white/gold dress from a = few year=E2=80=99s back except it=E2=80=99s auditory.=C2=A0</span><u></u><u= ></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">If you have a momen= t, could you click on this link and think about what you hear?=C2=A0</span>= <u></u><u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;background:white"><a= href=3D"https://twitter.com/CloeCouture/status/996218489831473152?s=3D20" = target=3D"_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr>CloeCouture/status/<wbr>99621848= 9831473152?s=3D20</a></span><u></u><u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><= /p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;background:white">Th= en please go to the link below and write down what you heard.</span><u></u>= <u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt"><a href=3D"https://= docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yUVvSxKnaq98y8Z23hmeTCnixnFk8y6pnj8BSoEMkE= " target=3D"_blank">https://docs.google.com/<wbr>spreadsheets/d/<wbr>12yUVv= SxKnaq98y8Z23hmeTCnixnFk<wbr>8y6pnj8BSoEMkE</a><br> <br> I have no idea why people might hear different things for this word but it = could be helpful to know what you all hear.</span><u></u><u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">Btw, here=E2=80=99s= an article about it if you=E2=80=99re interested (though I=E2=80=99m afrai= d it doesn=E2=80=99t really explain it):</span><u></u><u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/sci= ence/yanny-laurel.html?action=3Dclick&module=3DIn%20Other%20News&pg= type=3DHomepage&action=3Dclick&module=3DLatest&pgtype=3DHomepag= e" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:13.5pt">https://mobile.nytime= s.com/<wbr>2018/05/15/science/yanny-<wbr>laurel.html?action=3Dclick&<wb= r>module=3DIn%20Other%20News&<wbr>pgtype=3DHomepage&action=3Dclick&= amp;<wbr>module=3DLatest&pgtype=3DHomepage</span></a><u></u><u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --000000000000033a9c056c5ff3f8--