Anthony McGovernLife's Little Mysteries Contributor Latest articles by Anthony McGovern What the Beep? Why Digital Sounds Are So Annoying By Anthony McGovern published 12 April 12 The beep is a very common sound in today's world. Our ears don't really like it because they don't understand it. Tech Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES11,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer2Missing link star? Why this 'teenage vampire' white dwarf has scientists so excited3How much gold is there in the world?4How long would it take for humans to go extinct if we stopped having babies?5Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion — jumping from one oceanic plate to another
What the Beep? Why Digital Sounds Are So Annoying By Anthony McGovern published 12 April 12 The beep is a very common sound in today's world. Our ears don't really like it because they don't understand it.
