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Acoustic World

What makes music and language exclusively human? How do other animals communicate? Do they perceive melodies and rhythms as we do?Acoustic World explores the field of bioacoustics through the voices of scholars around the world. Its host, Marco Maiolini, will interview musicologists, biologists and ethologists to discover this interdisciplinary field that we meet every day without even noticing.Join us in this journey, and follow us on Instagram for the latest news about the podcast. https://www.instagram.com/acousticworldpodcastBecause the world has always spoken; we just need to listen.

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    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 possible?🎤 Professor Tecumseh Fitch of the University of Vienna is ready to help us understand the "architecture of sound," uncovering the secrets of the vocal apparatus across different species.🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how our vocal tract shapes sound production, and how studying these structures unlocks mysteries about the origins of speech, music, and language.Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #vocalapparatus #tecumsehfitch #animallanguage

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What makes music and language exclusively human? How do other animals communicate? Do they perceive melodies and rhythms as we do?Acoustic World explores the field of bioacoustics through the voices of scholars around the world. Its host, Marco Maiolini, will interview musicologists, biologists and ethologists to discover this interdisciplinary field that we meet every day without even noticing.Join us in this journey, and follow us on Instagram for the latest news about the podcast. https://www.instagram.com/acousticworldpodcastBecause the world has always spoken; we just need to listen.

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What makes music and language exclusively human? How do other animals communicate? Do they perceive melodies and rhythms as we do?Acoustic World explores the field of bioacoustics through the voices of scholars around the world. Its host, Marco Maiolini, will interview musicologists, biologists and...

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