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Acoustic World

Acoustic World

By: Marco Maiolini
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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/acousticworldpodcast Because the world has always spoken; we just need to listen.Marco Maiolini Science
Episodes
  • A trembling World - Rachele Nieri
    May 18 2026

    🍂 You may have watched a tiny insect climbing a stem in total silence. Are you curious to know if there is a "trembling world" of messages moving right beneath its feet?

    🎤 Assistant Professor Rachele Nieri of the University of Trento is ready to help us understand biotremology, uncovering how insects use substrate vibrations like miniature earthquakes to communicate.

    🔊 Listen to the episode to discover how these hidden signals are used in the animal kingdom and how they are even being applied to help in sustainable agriculture. Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.

    🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts

    #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #biotremology #insectcommunication


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    22 mins
  • The architecture of voice - Tecumseh Fitch
    May 4 2026

    🗣️ 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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    25 mins
  • Do you hear the bat-signal? - Mirjam Knörnschild
    Apr 20 2026
    19 mins
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