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Hosted by Marco Maiolini · EN · 22 episodes
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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. The podcast will come out on Spotify on the 20th of October with a new episode every two weeks. Join us in this journey, because the world has always spoken; we just need to listen.
Marco Maiolini hosts Acoustic World, a science show with 22 episodes published.
Do humans and animals hear sound in the same way? In this episode of Acoustic World, host Marco Maiolini speaks with Dr. Michelle Spierings, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, about how humans and animals perceive
🐋 What can rapid clicks from the pitch-black depths of the ocean tell us?In this episode, Professor Natacha Aguilar de Soto (Oceanographic Centre, Tenerife) explains how deep-diving beaked whales and other cetaceans use
What if dolphins call each other by name?A single whistle can travel across the vast ocean, carrying the identity of the individual who made it. In this episode, Professor Vincent Janik from the University of St Andrews
🐘 You may have heard the powerful trumpet of an elephant across the savannah. Are you curious to know about the secret layer of communication they use that is completely silent to human ears? 🎤 Professor Angela Stoeger
🎶 From the gentle melody of a lullaby to the driving rhythm of a festive celebration, music is a heartbeat of human life found in every corner of the globe. Are you curious to know if music is truly a universal language
🍂 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? 🎤 Associate Professor Rachele Nieri of the Unive
🗣️ 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 Tec
🌿 You may have heard the birds singing in the trees or toads croaking in a spring pond. Are you curious to know how we can use these sounds to count species without even being there?🎤 Assistant Professor Jeppe Rasmusse
🚋 You may have heard the trembling voice of someone anxious or the jolly tone of a friend sharing good news. Are you curious to know if animals also express their emotions through their voices?🎤 Associate Professor Elo
🎸 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 difficult to ignore?🎤 Professor David Reby of the University of Saint Eti
🐟 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? 🎤 Associ
🦜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
❓ 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
📣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
Acoustic World will take a few weeks off for the holidays See you all in 2026!
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 cannot even hear?Let’s ask Marina Scheumann, team leader of the Commun
🍃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
Aeroplanes 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 Universi
How 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 Vienn
Michelle Spierings
Leiden University
1 appearance on this show
Natacha Aguilar de Soto
Oceanographic Centre, Tenerife
1 appearance on this show
Angela Stöger
University of Vienna
1 appearance on this show
Nori Jacoby
Cornell University
1 appearance on this show
Rachele Nieri
University of Trento
1 appearance on this show
Tecumseh Fitch
University of Vienna
1 appearance on this show
Jeppe Have Rasmussen
University of Copenhagen
1 appearance on this show
Elodie Briefer
University of Copenhagen
1 appearance on this show
David Reby
University of Saint Etienne
1 appearance on this show
Clara Amorim
University of Lisbon
1 appearance on this show
Carel ten Cate
Leiden University
1 appearance on this show
Florence Levrero
University of Saint-Etienne
1 appearance on this show
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