In general, it would appear obvious that speech and song are distinct and separate forms of communication: We hear speech when people are speaking, and song when they are singing. I was awestruck by ...

Communication is a fundamental aspect of many species, but human language has long been considered unique in its complexity and structure. However, new research suggests that whales' songs may share ...

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure ...

Children’s speech presents unique challenges for ASR systems. Their smaller, growing vocal tracts lead to greater acoustic variability. On top of that, kids are still learning how to speak, making ...