From the screech of dial-up modems to the whirring of floppy disks, these iconic computer sounds take us on a journey back in ...

Computers seriously need to stop making cheesy noises in movies. You know what I'm talking about: the bleeps, the bloops, the loading bars screech, the text scroll chirp. It needs to end. In the 1980s ...

At this point, it is an overused joke. Someone in a movie steps up to a microphone to say something serious or awkward, and when they start talking, a screeching sound can be heard. For as rote as it ...

In a study that borders on painful, people who listened to the sounds of nails and squeaky chalk dragged across a chalkboard have helped scientists pinpoint which frequencies cause people to cringe.