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Who knew?  Your voice may be the key to getting a new job.  Or, more specifically, its pitch . It turns out that the way your voice sounds to potential recruiters and employers can have a positive -- or negative -- effect.  It seems a person’s speech may convey their fundamental ability to think — the capacity for reasoning, thoughtfulness and intellect.  Simply put, a job seeker's voice may reveal his intelligence. At least, that's the finding of a new study. Of course, that's also taking into consideration the contents of one's mind, and communicating them clearly, like specific thoughts and beliefs (though if you use your voice to talk about how much you hate math and the job's about accounting, maybe not so much). When hypothetical employers and professional recruiters listened to or read candidates' job qualifications, they rated the candidates as more competent, thoughtful and intelligent when they heard the pitch of their voices than when they ju...

There are now apps that can tell if you have Parkinson's just by listening to your voice on the phone.  Or help you monitor your heart remotely.  And now, tell if you're having, or about to have, a manic episode if you're bipolar , over the phone, and maybe even prevent a suicide. According to newswise.com, a new smart phone app detects mood swings through voice analysis.   "Subtle qualities of a person’s voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early signs of mood changes in people with bipolar disorder, a University of Michigan team reports," the Web site notes. The researchers hope the app will eventually give people with bipolar disorder and their health care teams an early warning of the changing moods that give the condition its name. The technology could also help people with other conditions. The hope is to find a biological marker that makes those in need of urgent care stand out, and then help them to stabilize their ...

Admit it. That low sexy voice gets you every time. And it's just been proved by a new study that's found that "men with low-pitched voices have an advantage in attracting women, even though women know they’re not likely to stick around for long," according to newswise.com. But for the men, maybe not so much, really. While researchers at McMaster University discovered that women were more attracted to men with masculine voices, at least for short-term relationships, "those men were also seen as more likely to cheat and unsuitable for a longer relationship, such as marriage." "The sound of someone’s voice can affect how we think of them,” newswise.com quotes Jillian O’Connor, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour and lead author of the study. Isn't it always a shock when a woman with a tight, whiny voice turns out to be a lookalike for Sofia Vergara? Or, a man with a deep, booming voice is really ...

Want to know if your spouse is cheating?  Forget the lipstick on the collar or the cologne in her hair.  Now researchers say it's all in the  voice . According to newswise.com, our voices give us away every time, and the Web site cites new research by   Albright College associate professor of psychology Susan Hughes, Ph.D., who has found that "men and women alter their voices when speaking to lovers versus friends and that such variations can potentially be used to detect infidelity." “It’s not just that we change the sound of our voice, but that others can easily perceive those changes,” newswise.com quotes Hughes, an expert in evolutionary psychology and voice perception, who wrote about this in a new article, “People Will Know We Are in Love: Evidence of Differences Between Vocal Samples Directed Toward Lovers and Friends.” The study looked at how individuals alter their voices, or engage in voice modulation, when speaking to romantic partners versus same-se...