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EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 13 MIN

Why Humans Hear So Little: The Hidden Limits of Our Ears

from The Deep Dive Lab: Unraveling Materials Science · host Son Hoang

You hear from 20–20,000 Hz… or so you think. 👂✨But why those numbers? And what incredible worlds do we miss because of it?In this episode, we explore how the human ear evolved into a finely tuned—but shockingly narrow—sensor. From an ear canal that amplifies only infant-cry frequencies to a brain that filters out everything irrelevant to our survival, human hearing is not a universal microphone—it’s a biological spotlight. 🔦Discover how much of reality your ears ignore… and what animals hear that we can’t even imagine.#HumanHearing #BioDesign #SciencePodcast #HiddenFrequencies #MindBlown 🤯🔊

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