This Device Could Tell You When Your Voice Is Getting Tired (Cool Weird Awesome 958)
There's a team at Northwestern University that's ready to help the tired vocal cords of the world: a wearable device that can tell when a voice needs a break.
When Cows Get Excited, They Tell Each Other About It (Cool Weird Awesome 224)
A PhD student at the University of Sydney, Alexandra Green, studied a herd of cows for more than five months to study what she called cattle vocal individuality. Cows, it turns out, have a lot to say to each other! Plus: the story of Manuela, a tortoise in Brazil who probably should've spoken up at some point.