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S1E16 Music without borders - Nori Jacoby
🎶 From the gentle melody of a lullaby to the driving rhythm of a festive celebration, music is a heartbeat of human life found in every corner of the globe. Are you curious to know if music is truly…
S1E15 A trembling World - Rachele Nieri
🍂 You may have watched a tiny insect climbing a stem in total silence. Are you curious to know if there is a "trembling world" of messages moving right beneath its feet? 🎤 Assistant Professor Rachele…
S1E14 The architecture of voice - Tecumseh Fitch
🗣️ From speaking and singing to a sudden shout, the human voice is a powerful carrier of words, emotions, and identity. But have you ever wondered what biological architecture makes all of this…
S1E13 Do you hear the bat-signal? - Mirjam Knörnschild
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S1E12 Listening to ecosystems - Jeppe Have Rasmussen
🌿 You may have heard the birds singing in the trees or toads croaking in a spring pond. Are you curious to know how we can use these sounds to count species without even being there?🎤 Assistant…
S1E11 The sounds of emotions - Elodie Briefer
🚋 You may have heard the trembling voice of someone anxious or the jolly tone of a friend sharing good news. Are you curious to know if animals also express their emotions through their voices?🎤…
S1E10 Harsh sounds to make it clearer - David Reby
🎸 You may have heard a piercing scream in a horror movie or a deep growl in a metal track. Are you curious to know why these harsh sounds are so difficult to ignore?🎤 Professor David Reby of the…
S1E9 Chatty like a fish - Clara Amorim
🐟 You may have often heard the phrase "silent like a fish". Are you curious to know if the underwater world is actually as quiet as it seems, or if there is a secret conversation happening beneath…
S1E8 Karaokers in the wild - Carel ten Cate
🦜You may have heard a parrot talk or a songbird singing a beautiful song. Are you curious to know how they are able to do that?🎤 Professor Emeritus Carel Ten Cate of Leiden University is ready to…
S1E7 Between cries and calls - Florence Levrero
❓ Have you ever wondered if a baby's cry means something? And do great apes have something similar?🎤 Join us as Professor Florence Levrero of the University of Saint-Etienne casts a light on babies’…
S1E6 Can you follow the rhythm? - Andrea Ravignani
📣What is rhythm? Is it the missing link between human music and animal calls?🎤 Join us as Professor Andrea Ravignani of the Sapienza University of Rome explores the rhythmic world of humans and…
S1E6 Happy holidays from Acoustic World
Acoustic World will take a few weeks off for the holidays See you all in 2026!
S1E5 Powerful sounds for tiny creatures - Marina Scheumann
What are ultrasonic sounds? Why do they seem to be more common in small animals? And more importantly, how can we study and understand sounds that we cannot even hear?Let’s ask Marina Scheumann, team…
S1E4 Duets in the canopy - Marco Gamba
🍃Imagine you are in a forest and suddenly you hear a powerful sound too harmonious to be an insect and too loud to be a bird…🎶Meet those fascinating animals, the singing primates, in a journey…
S1E3 Life in a speaker - Hans Slabbekoorn
Aeroplanes taking off, cars honking, people chattering… How do animals manage to communicate in urban settings? Turn up the volume for the third episode of Acoustic World with Prof. Dr Hans…
S1E2 A choir which sounds different - Marisa Hoeschele
How can a choir harmonise? Do animals hear a difference between octaves and so understand musical notes?Dr. Marisa Hoeschele, group leader of the “Musicality and Bioacoustics” at the Acoustics…
S1E1 (Bio)Acoustic World - Nicolas Mathevon
This year marks the 100th birthday of the field of Bioacoustics, established by Ivan Regen in 1925, which studies how animals hear, produce and propagate sound. Let’s discover this discipline with…
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