How My Phone’s Most Annoying Feature Saved My Life

Voice mail messages from my family allowed me to slowly climb out of a state of gloom and self-imposed isolation.

Opinion | Voice Assistants Don’t Understand Us. They Should.

Even for new technologies, accessibility matters.

Joan Washington, Dialect Coach to the Stars, Dies at 74

She taught Penélope Cruz, Jessica Chastain and countless other performers how to sound like someone else.

I Sang Through Labor to Manage the Pain

Turns out, women have been singing, chanting and humming through childbirth for centuries. But can it actually provide relief?

Una intervención en el cerebro ayuda a un hombre paralítico a hablar

En un logro antes inimaginado, unos electrodos implantados en el cerebro del hombre transmiten señales a una computadora que muestra las palabras que intenta decir.

Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak

In a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the man’s brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.

Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again

A six-week program developed by the English National Opera and a London hospital offers customized vocal lessons to aid coronavirus recovery.