Good Vibrations - The Science of Sound

Embark on a captivating 1 hour 45 minute journey through the science of sound in this World Science Festival conference talk. Explore the critical importance of sound to our bodies, brains, and the natural world with host John Schaefer and a panel of experts including Jamshed Bharucha, Christopher Shera, Danish sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard, and multi-instrumentalists Polygraph Lounge. Discover how we perceive sound, its effects on our well-being, and experience demonstrations of sounds from diverse sources such as the human inner ear and the creation of the universe. Delve into topics like the fundamentals of sound, the relationship between noise and music, sound visualization, the role of emotion in music, language and communication, the peripheral auditory system, and the paradox of hearing. Witness unique musical performances, including Polygraph Lounge creating music with stir sticks, and learn how sound describes the universe through a fifty-octave shift turned into music.

John Schaefer's Introduction.
Musical Introduction by Polygraph Lounge.
Participant Introductions
What makes you interested in sound?
What are the fundamentals of sound?
Can we learn to hear noise as musical?
Visualizing sound wave.
Music is about emotion... Right?
Does language get in the way of communication?
Peripheral auditory system.
Recording the sounds of the ear.
The paradox of hearing.
Polygraph Lounge makes music with stir sticks.
How sound describes the universe.
Fifty octave shift turned into music.
Polygraph Lounge plays us out.