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Acoustic WorldChatty like a fish - Clara Amorim🐟 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 seems, or if there is a secret conversation happening beneath the surface? 🎤 Associate Professor Clara Amorim of the University of Lisbon is ready to help us understand the world of fish communication, unveiling how these creatures are surprisingly chatty.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover how different species emit sounds and the wide range of reasons they have for communicating with each other.
2026-02-2318 min
Acoustic WorldChatty like a fish - Clara Amorim🐟 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 seems, or if there is a secret conversation happening beneath the surface? 🎤 Associate Professor Clara Amorim of the University of Lisbon is ready to help us understand the world of fish communication, unveiling how these creatures are surprisingly chatty.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover how different species emit sounds and the wide range of reasons they have for communicating with each other.Because the World has always spoken, we just need to li...
2026-02-2318 minAcoustic WorldKaraokers in the wild - Carel ten Cate🦜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 Emeritus Carel Ten Cate of Leiden University is ready to help us understand the world of vocal learning, revealing the story behind these speaking animals🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how fascinating and deep the research of this unbelievable birds is.Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #hoover...
2026-02-0917 minAcoustic WorldKaraokers in the wild - Carel ten Cate🦜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 Emeritus Carel Ten Cate of Leiden University is ready to help us understand the world of vocal learning, revealing the story behind these speaking animals🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how fascinating and deep the research of this unbelievable birds is.Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #hoovertheseal #animalcommunication #birds
2026-02-0917 minAcoustic WorldBetween cries and calls - Florence Levrero❓ 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 University of Saint-Etienne casts a light on babies’ cries and great apes’ vocalisation.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover similarities and differences between the human and the ape world, and maybe you will even get the key to understanding what a baby's cry may mean!Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #pod...
2026-01-2620 minAcoustic WorldBetween cries and calls - Florence Levrero❓ 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 University of Saint-Etienne casts a light on babies’ cries and great apes’ vocalisation.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover similarities and differences between the human and the ape world, and maybe you will even get the key to understanding what a baby's cry may mean!Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #babycry #animalcommunication #apes
2026-01-2620 minAcoustic WorldCan you follow the rhythm? - Andrea Ravignani📣What is rhythm? Is it the missing link between human music and animal calls?🎤 Join us as Professor Andrea Ravignani of the Sapienza University of Rome explores the rhythmic world of humans and animals.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover why rhythm is everywhere, from the beating of a heart to the calls of a cricket, and the challenges of studying this universal language. Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #rhythm #sapienzaroma #animalcommunication
2026-01-1219 minAcoustic WorldCan you follow the rhythm?📣What is rhythm? Is it the missing link between human music and animal calls?🎤 Join us as Professor Andrea Ravignani of the Sapienza University of Rome explores the rhythmic world of humans and animals.🔊 Listen to the episode to discover why rhythm is everywhere, from the beating of a heart to the calls of a cricket, and the challenges of studying this universal language. Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts #acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #rhythm #sapienzaroma #animalcommunication
2026-01-1219 min
Acoustic WorldHappy holidays from Acoustic WorldAcoustic World will take a few weeks off for the holidays See you all in 2026!
2025-12-2200 min
Acoustic WorldHappy holidays from Acoustic WorldAcoustic World will take a few weeks off for the holidays See you all in 2026!
2025-12-2200 minAcoustic WorldPowerful sounds for tiny creatures - Marina ScheumannWhat 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 cannot even hear?Let’s ask Marina Scheumann, team leader of the Communication and Cognition Group group at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts#acousticworld #bioacoustic #podcast
2025-12-1514 minAcoustic WorldPowerful sounds for tiny creaturesWhat 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 cannot even hear?Let’s ask Marina Scheumann, team leader of the Communication and Cognition Group group at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Listen on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts#acousticworld #bioacoustic #podcast
2025-12-1514 minAcoustic WorldDuets in the canopy - Marco Gamba🍃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 fascinating animals, the singing primates, in a journey through the canopy with Professor Marco Gamba of the University of Turin!#acousticworld #bioacoustic #podcast
2025-12-0124 minAcoustic WorldDuets in the canopy🍃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 fascinating animals, the singing primates, in a journey through the canopy with Professor Marco Gamba of the University of Turin!#acousticworld #bioacoustic #podcast
2025-12-0124 minAcoustic WorldLife in a speaker - Hans SlabbekoornAeroplanes taking off, cars honking, people chattering… How do animals manage to communicate in urban settings? Turn up the volume for the third episode of Acoustic World with Prof. Dr Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University.
2025-11-1722 minAcoustic WorldLife in a speakerAeroplanes taking off, cars honking, people chattering… How do animals manage to communicate in urban settings? Turn up the volume for the third episode of Acoustic World with Prof. Dr Hans Slabbekoorn of Leiden University.
2025-11-1723 minAcoustic WorldA choir which sounds different - Marisa HoescheleHow can a choir harmonise? Do animals hear a difference between octaves and so understand musical notes?Dr. Marisa Hoeschele, group leader of the “Musicality and Bioacoustics” at the Acoustics Research Institute in Vienna, is answering our questions in the second episode of Acoustic World.
2025-11-0315 minAcoustic WorldA choir which sounds differentHow can a choir harmonise? Do animals hear a difference between octaves and so understand musical notes?Dr. Marisa Hoeschele, group leader of the “Musicality and Bioacoustics” at the Acoustics Research Institute in Vienna, is answering our questions in the second episode of Acoustic World.
2025-11-0315 minAcoustic World(Bio)Acoustic WorldThis year marks the 100th birthday of the field of Bioacoustics, established by Ivan Regen in 1925, which studies how animals hear, produce and propagate sound. Let’s discover this discipline with Nicolas Mathevon, Professor of the University of Saint Etienne, in the first episode of Acoustic World!
2025-10-2020 minAcoustic World(Bio)Acoustic World - Nicolas MathevonThis year marks the 100th birthday of the field of Bioacoustics, established by Ivan Regen in 1925, which studies how animals hear, produce and propagate sound. Let’s discover this discipline with Nicolas Mathevon, Professor of the University of Saint Etienne, in the first episode of Acoustic World!
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