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Interior of Notre-Dame Cathedral

After fire nearly destroyed an architectural icon, a Sorbonne acoustician helped preserve its signature sound — and cracked a medieval mystery.

Sidebar Story: An Evolving Historical Soundscape
Harry Mairson cutting a piece of wood in his workshop.

Software developed by computer science professor Harry Mairson is helping luthiers craft faithful replicas of old-world violins and cellos.

Two people speaking in a podcast recording room.

The lovingly fractious relationship between a former Fox News correspondent and his Holocaust-survivor mom has made their true-crime podcast a hit.