MIT lab paper uses impact-sound perception to probe audio-based intuitive physics

JoshHMcDermott · x · 2026-11-10

A new MIT paper led by Vin Agarwal and James Traer uses how humans perceive impact sounds as a window into audio-based intuitive physics — studying how listeners infer physical events from sound alone. Paper link in the original post.

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