Hear this – sound science

Explore the astounding world of sound, with lots of fascinating sound science facts, a deep dive into an animal that uses sound to find its friends, an exploration of the human ear, some of the history of sound science, and a few sound science investigations for you to try yourself at home.

 

Written, presented, and produced by Jenny Lynch.
Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.

 

https://www.creativescience.com.au

 

Episode content:

00:00 Introduction and fast facts

02:25 Frog sounds

04:51 How does my ear work?

07:27 How do we know what we know about sound?

09:20 Try this – sound waves travelling through a fork and a piece of string

You will need a metal spoon and a piece of string about 30 centimetres long.