Acoustic World
Episodes
Harsh sounds to make it clearer - David Reby
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🎸 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 di...
Chatty like a fish - Clara Amorim
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🐟 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 se...
Karaokers in the wild - Carel ten Cate
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🦜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 Emeri...
Between cries and calls - Florence Levrero
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
❓ 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...
Can you follow the rhythm?
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
📣What is rhythm? Is it the missing link between human music and animal calls?🎤 Join us as Professor Andrea Ravignani of the Sapienza University ...
Happy holidays from Acoustic World
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Acoustic World will take a few weeks off for the holidays See you all in 2026!
Powerful sounds for tiny creatures
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Duets in the canopy
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🍃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 fasci...
Life in a speaker
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aeroplanes taking off, cars honking, people chattering… How do animals manage to communicate in urban settings? Turn up the volume for the third epi...
A choir which sounds different
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can a choir harmonise? Do animals hear a difference between octaves and so understand musical notes?Dr. Marisa Hoeschele, group leader of the “M...
(Bio)Acoustic World
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks the 100th birthday of the field of Bioacoustics, established by Ivan Regen in 1925, which studies how animals hear, produce and propag...