Best Talkhouse / Sing For Science Podcasts (2024)

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Laraaji: Sun Piano/Moon Piano (Eclipse Science with Nikole Lewis) 34:41

8d ago34:41

34:41

Recorded Live at the Totality 2024 Festival in Hannibal, NY following the Total Solar Eclipse and Laraaji’s performance of his Sun Piano/Moon Piano albums. Ambient/New Age music legend Laraaji talks about how he represents the moon’s energy in 12 musical notes, his time at Howard University in the 1960s, his experience observing the Total Solar Ecl…

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LABS: José González and Dr. Brian Cox on Secular Humanism 42:28

30d ago42:28

42:28

Swedish Argentine folk singer José Gonzalez returns to the show along with our only other repeat guest, physicist Dr. Brian Cox of BBC and CERN fame. The two talk about secular humanism, atheism, finding meaning, black holes, Carl Sagan and more!By Talkhouse

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Sid Sriram: Blue Spaces (Color Neuroscience with Bevil Conway) 37:52

2M ago37:52

37:52

Recorded live at 2024 On Air Fest in Brooklyn, NY: Indian Carnatic superstar Sid Sriram talks about his song “Blue Spaces” with visual neuroscientist/color expert, Dr. Bevil Conway. We talk about Sid’s personal and cultural associations with color, cultural appropriation, the brain’s visual system, “the dress” from 2015 which some saw as blue and b…

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LABS: Bethany Cosentino and Lisa Marchiano on Jungian Analysis 1:10:57

2M ago1:10:57

1:10:57

Best Coast lead singer and Jungian analysand, Bethany Cosentino and “This Jungian Life Podcast" host Lisa Marchiano do a deep dive on you guessed it…Jungian Analysis! We cover dream analysis, the unconscious, creativity, archetypes, personae and then some!By Talkhouse

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Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun (Harmful Algal Blooms with Holly Waterfield) 42:16

3M ago42:16

42:16

Spyro Gyra co-founder Jeremy Wall talks about the height of the jazz fusion era, composing and about about the ins and outs of lake formation, spirogyra algae, harmful algal blooms or HABS and more with lake ecologist, Holly Waterfield. This episode was co-produced with the AJ Reid Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta where it was taped in fron…

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Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (Rhythm Neuroscience with Hugo Merchant) 43:22

4M ago43:22

43:22

Queen of Percussion and Prince collaborator Sheila E talks about her 1984 hit, working with Prince, salsa music and learning from her legendary father with University of Mexico Neuroscientist, Dr. Hugo Merchant. Hugo shares fascinating findings about how the mechanisms in the brain process rhythm and help us keep a beat.…

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Encore: MGMT: A Family of Trees (Forest Ecology with Suzanne Simard) 57:02

5M ago57:02

57:02

A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor. In this episode we discuss: - how trees communicate with one another - the folly of industrialized logging - how trees help other trees - Native American ancestral DNA in cedar - whe…

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Cat Power: Cat Power Sings Dylan (Nostalgia Neuroscience with Hetvi Doshi) 43:39

5M ago43:39

43:39

Chanteuse Chan Marshall, best known as the artist Cat Power talks about her recreation of the historic 1966 Bob Dylan concert album at the Royal Albert Hall with Cornell University neuroscientist and nostalgia expert, Hetvi Doshi. We cover the origins of nostalgia study, the growing body of scientific evidence that suggests nostalgia has health ben…

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Universe of Art | How Star Trek Incorporates Real-Life Science 34:48

6M ago34:48

34:48

Special BONUS episode featuring the Science Friday/Universe of Art Podcast! Sing For Science host Matt Whyte welcomes Universe of Art host, D. Peterschmidt to talk about their show, Universe of Art. Like Sing For Science, Universe of Art is a science and art podcast that showcases “artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level.…

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Encore: Mac DeMarco: Chamber of Reflection (Acoustics with Russ Berger) 40:08

7M ago40:08

40:08

MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND with Mac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician. In this episode we discuss: - what sound is - how speakers work - how sound affects the human body - how the brain interprets sound in a space - Astronautical eliminationBy Talkhouse

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Ice Nine Kills: Hip To Be Scared (Horror Movie Science with Sarah Rose Cavanagh) 38:07

7M ago38:07

38:07

Recorded live at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA on 9/18/23: Heavy Metal frontman and horror movie expert Spencer Charnas chats with psychologist Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh about his favorite horror movies, why we like to be scared, the difference between fictional and real violence, monster theory, recreational fear lab research and more.…

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Ice Nine Kills (Audience Q&A MIT Museum Taping) 21:47

7M ago21:47

21:47

Spencer and Sarah field questions aplenty from the sold out crowd at the MIT Museum on 9/18/23. Lots of territory covered including favorite on-screen monsters, what we fear most, scary music, and how to take a class with Sarah in Boston.By Talkhouse

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Eartheater: Mitosis (Cell Biology with Elizabeth Hénaff) 35:36

8M ago35:36

35:36

Multidisciplinary artist Eartheater talks with NYU computational biologist and artist, Dr. Elizabeth Hénaff about cell division, snails, horseshit, gut biome health, artist residencies and more at this very special live event! This episode was recorded at DEMO2023, presented by NEW INC and the New Museum, June 2023…

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311: All Mixed Up (Building Utopia with Rutger Bregman) 53:08

9M ago53:08

53:08

311 lead singer and eternal optimist Nick Hexum talks about their breakout hit “All Mixed Up” with best-selling author and Dutch Historian, Rutger Bregman. Rutger’s books “Utopia For Realists” and Humankind” draw on scientific evidence that demonstrate our inherent capacity for good and the viability of ideas like Universal Basic Income, a 15 Hour …

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Ted Hearne: Farming (Agriculture Science with Dr. Sarah Taber) 45:22

9M ago45:22

45:22

Pulitzer Nominated composer, Ted Hearne talks about his epic work “Farming”, a hybridized piece written for a 24 piece choir with text taken from William Penn correspondence, a Jeff Bezos speech, the Uber Eats Twitter feed and more. Dr. Sarah Taber joins us for a conversation about the impacts of settler colonialism on modern day agriculture, the r…

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Ringo Starr: Send Love, Spread Peace (Meditation Science with Bob Roth) 33:23

10M ago33:23

33:23

Fab Four drummer and peace activist, Ringo Starr talks about going to see the Maharishi with John and George, his upbringing in violent Liverpool of the 1950s and being saved by music and then the gift of meditation. Bob Roth, renowned meditation teacher of 60 years and CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, talks to Matt and Ringo about the scientific…

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Joan As Police Woman: The Magic (The Science of Transcendence with Maria Popova) 47:42

11M ago47:42

47:42

NYC Legend Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser) talks about her 2011 song “The Magic” with influential writer and science historian, Maria Popova (The Marginalian / Brain Pickings). We talk about measuring how music can transport us, the “magic” of making connections, pattern recognition, wonderment as a discipline, double dutch and so much more in t…

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Dermot Kennedy: See Yourself in My Eyes (Science of Street Performance with Psychologist Dr. Robbie Ho) 47:49

12M ago47:49

47:49

Irish balladeer and arena headliner, Dermot Kennedy talks about his experience coming up as a busker in Dublin with Hong Kong psychologist, Dr. Robbie Ho whose research seeks to quantify the effect “busking” has on the audience’s perception of a public space.By Talkhouse

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Onuka (Ukraine): Vidlik (Radiobiology with Chernobyl researcher Olena Pareniuk) 50:21

1y ago50:21

50:21

Special Chernobyl anniversary episode with Nata Zhyzhchenko of the Ukrainian band, Onuka and Chernobyl radiobiologist, Olena Pareniuk. Both of today's guests joined us from Kyiv and have been in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. We talk about what life is like during wartime for a professional musician and a scientist, the horsehair …

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Best of Season 2 (Part 1) 1:00:40

1y ago1:00:40

1:00:40

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a curated peak at some of Season Two's Best Moments! Featuring SIA with psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis, Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe with social psychologist, Dr. Tony Lemieux, Jose González with epidemiologist, Dr. Mike Osterholm, Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris St…

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Best of Season 1 (Part 2) 56:20

1y ago56:20

56:20

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for another trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring Living Colour and fascism expert, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Aly & AJ and neuroscientist, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Aluna and conflict resolution expert, Priya Parker and DMC with folklore expert, Dr. Jennifer…

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Best of Season 1 (Part 1) 59:14

1y ago59:14

59:14

Join SFS host, Matt Whyte and SFS social media manager, Bailey Constas for a trip down memory lane with some of Season One’s Best Moments! Featuring MGMT & forest ecologist, Dr Suzanne Simard, Norah Jones and science journalist, Shawn Otto, Connie Britton and rivers expert, Paul Gallay, Renée Fleming and Parkinson’s expert Dr. Bin Hu, Mac Demarco a…

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Ani DiFranco: The Atom (Quantum Physics with Melissa Franklin) 30:58

1+ y ago30:58

30:58

Today’s episode was hosted by the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts and recorded in front of a live audience as part of an ongoing collaboration with Sing For Science. We discuss the Manhattan Project, the ethical implications of nuclear energy, climate change, quantum entanglement, quantum computing and more!…

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Richard Reed Parry & Susie Ibarra: Overtone Heartbeats (Cardiology with Sandeep Jauhar) 29:45

1+ y ago29:45

29:45

This episode was recorded live at Public Records in Brooklyn, NY as part of the Offair event series. Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and percussionist/composer Susie Ibarra talk about their album “Heart and Breath” with cardiologist and bestselling author, Dr. Sandeep Jauhar. Their album is set entirely to the rhythm of their o…

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Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser's Option (Ethnomusicology with Portia Maultsby) 58:01

1+ y ago58:01

58:01

Grammy Award and Macarthur Fellowship winning artist Rhiannon Giddens talks about her collection of slave narratives, “Freedom Highways,” the origins of the banjo in Africa and the connection between African and African American music with trailblazing ethnomusicologist, Dr. Portia Maultsby.By Talkhouse

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Jonathan Davis (Korn): Dead Bodies Everywhere (Mortuary Science with Mary Roach) 49:29

1+ y ago49:29

49:29

WARNING: This episode contains content related to mortuary science that some listeners may find disturbing. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis delves into his past as a mortician with popular science bestselling author, Mary Roach. Mary wrote the hit book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and the two have no shortage of gory details to discuss. …

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Rivers Cuomo (Weezer): Come Undone (Computer Programming with Guido Van Rossum) 44:03

1+ y ago44:03

44:03

Rock icon Rivers Cuomo goes deep on coding talk with Python computer language creator and programming icon, Guido Van Rossum. We talk about the history of The Sweater Song, coding vs songwriting, the history of Python and much, much more!By Talkhouse

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Alec Benjamin: Dopamine Addict (Addiction Science with Anne Lembke) 42:56

1+ y ago42:56

42:56

Singer/Songwriter Alec Benjamin talks about his song about social media addiction with Stanford Professor and MD, Dr. Anna Lembke, author of The NY Times bestseller, Dopamine Nation. Tune in to hear about the surprising and fascinating research about the relationship between pain and pleasure in our brains, the prescription to combat addiction and …

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Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse): The Best Room (Mycology with Paul Stamets) 51:50

1+ y ago51:50

51:50

Join host Sing For Science host Matt Whyte in this fungi fantastic episode about psilocybin research! We learn about mushroom properties that can stave off dementia, decrease social ills and hear about Isaac’s experience with UFOs.By Talkhouse

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Margo Price: Fight to Make It (Abortion Science with Monica Mclemore) 57:16

1+ y ago57:16

57:16

Country singer Margo Price talks about "Fight To Make It" a song on which she teamed up with Mavis Staples and Noise For Now to raise awareness and support for reproductive justice. We talk about Margo's correspondence with Ronnie Spector, her experience advocating for reproductive healthcare in Tennessee and the tragic loss of one of her children …

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Nick Kroll: Changes (Puberty Science with Emily Breidbart) 54:13

1+ y ago54:13

54:13

Actor/Comedian Nick Kroll talks about his hit show on Netflix Big Mouth and about his personal experience with delayed puberty with NYU Langone Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Emily Breidbart. We talk about puberty disorders, how to treat them, transgender medicine, endocrinology, comedy, and more!By Talkhouse

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mxmtoon: Florida (Ethnobotany/Plant Medicine with Cassandra Quave) 43:15

1+ y ago43:15

43:15

Singer/songwriter and apartment plant enthusiast mxmtoon talks about the loss and sense of place that inspired her song "Florida" with ethnobotanist, Dr Cassandra Quave. Dr. Quave is the author of "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest For Nature's Next Best Medicines". We cover plant identification, traditional medicine and how to talk to your pla…

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Arlo Guthrie: Alice’s Restaurant (Nutritional Anthropology with Ellen Messer) 57:11

1+ y ago57:11

57:11

Arlo Guthrie talks about the lyrics to the 1967 anti-war masterpiece, “Alice’s Restaurant” - we talk at length about the 1960s and being Woody Guthrie’s son. Tufts University Nutritional Anthropologist Dr. Ellen Messer talks about her awakening as a scholar-activist in the 1960s and the foundations of her term “food wars” which describes the relati…

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Jeff Tweedy (Wilco): Less Than You Think (Consciousness/Psychology with Shimon Edelman) 58:13

1+ y ago58:13

58:13

Less Than You Think: Demystifying the Hard Problem of Consciousness with Computational Psychology. Jeff Tweedy talks about the lyrics to "Less Than You Think" from Wilco's 2004 Grammy Winning Album, A Ghost is Born. We discuss creativity vis a vis his book "How To Write One Song", spirituality with a capital S, atheism, 9/11 and everything in betwe…

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Kilo Kish: New Tricks (Neuroplasticity with Wendy Suzuki) 25:35

2y ago25:35

25:35

Recorded Live in Brooklyn, NY at the 2022 On Air Fest. Kish and NYU neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki discuss brain plasticity, memory formation and more!By Talkhouse

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Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life (Neuroscience of Improvisation with Charles Limb) 51:57

2y ago51:57

51:57

What Neuroimaging Can Tell us About Improvisation in Music. Jazz Guitar Legend Pat Metheny and neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Limb talk language and music connection, freestyle rap brain scans and more!By Talkhouse

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Davoné Tines: The Black Clown (Voter Suppression/Data Science with Todd Hendricks) 54:42

2y ago54:42

54:42

Join Opera phenom Davóne Tines and data scientist and civil rights activist Todd Hendricks for a discussion about fighting gerrymandering in the courts with math and data science.By Talkhouse

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Ruth B: Spaceship (Rocket Science with Christina Hernandez) 43:44

2y ago43:44

43:44

Canadian pop star Ruth B and NASA engineer Christina Hernandez talk rocket science, space travel and life on Mars.By Talkhouse

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Portugal. The Man: Feel It Still (Indigenous Data Science with Desi Small-Rodriguez) 56:25

2y ago56:25

56:25

PTM’s John Gourley and Zach Carothers and data scientist, Dr. Desi Small-Rodriguez discuss indigenous data sovereignty, the missing and murdered indigenous women project and our collective path forward.By Talkhouse

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Duran Duran: Save a Prayer (Particle Physics with Brian Cox) 1:06:28

2y ago1:06:28

1:06:28

Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes and Particle Physicist Brian Cox discuss time travel, the intersection of politics and science and more!By Talkhouse

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Majid Jordan: Waves of Blue (Marine Exploration with Fabian Cousteau) 41:40

2y ago41:40

41:40

Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan speak with aquanaut Fabien Cousteau (grandson of Jacques Cousteau) about the construction of his monolithic underwater space station, Proteus and marine conservation.By Talkhouse

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Blondie: Rapture (Climate Science with Michael Mann) 47:26

2+ y ago47:26

47:26

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, co-founders of Blondie speak with climatologist Dr. Michael Mann about ancient climate history, the relationship between agriculture and climate, preventing climate catastrophe and much more.By Talkhouse

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José González: El Invento (Epidemiology/Covid 19 with Michael Osterholm) 46:27

2+ y ago46:27

46:27

Acclaimed Swedish Argentine singer-songwriter, José González speaks with leading US epidemiologist, Dr. Mike Osterholm about future pandemics, virus mutations and more! Fun fact: Jose has a background in biochemistry and was pursuing a PhD in the study of viruses before he began making records.By Talkhouse

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Lamb of God: Checkmate (Social Psychology/Intergroup Conflict with Tony Lemieux) 49:45

2+ y ago49:45

49:45

Lead singer of the multi-platinum selling heavy metal band, Lamb of God, Randy Blythe joins Georgia State Social Psychologist, Dr. Tony Lemieux for a conversation about identity politics, intergroup conflict in America, pathways to radicalization, mob psychology and more!By Talkhouse

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Sia: Elastic Heart (Psychology/Attachment Theory with Alexandra Katehakis) 52:19

2+ y ago52:19

52:19

Pop icon SIA and psychotherapist, Dr. Alexandra Katehakis discuss attachment theory, infant brain development and sex addiction.By Talkhouse

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Run DMC: Peter Piper (Folklore of Nursery Rhymes with Jennifer Schacker) 52:28

3+ y ago52:28

52:28

PETER PIPER: THE FOLKLORE OF NURSERY RHYMES with Hip hop legend Darryl McDaniels and University of Guelph English professor Dr. Jennifer Schacker discuss the folklore of nursery rhymes. In this episode we discuss: the element of play using language backstories to some of our most famous nursery rhymes how DMC used Peter Piper to explain what Jam Ma…

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Aly & AJ: Attack of Panic (Neuroscience/Anxiety with Joseph LeDoux) 48:49

3+ y ago48:49

48:49

ALY AND AJ: ATTACK OF PANIC: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ANXIETY DISORDERS with Pop duo and former Disney stars Aly and Aj and NYU neuroscientist, Dr. Joseph LeDoux. In this episode we talk about: - William James’ theory of anxiety’s origins - Medicating panic disorders - Meditation - Brain anatomy - Micro dosing AIRS 12/02/20…

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AlunaGeorge: Together (Conflict Resolution with Priya Parker) 45:18

3+ y ago45:18

45:18

Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge and trained facilitator, Priya Parker. In this episode we discuss: - the science of how we gather - “healthy heat” in conflicts - the importance of having a disputable purpose when we gather - the pitfalls of vulnerability focused culture - how to sell tickets AIRS 11/25/20…

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Living Colour: Cult of Personality (Psychology of Fascism with Ruth Ben-Ghiat) 1:03:30

3+ y ago1:03:30

1:03:30

LIVING COLOUR: CULT OF PERSONALITY: THE PSYCHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF TYRANNY with Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from the band Living Colour and Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Fascism and propaganda professor at NYU In this episode we discuss: - The fascism playbook - How authoritarian regimes end - Fascism and the illusion of authenticity - Cause for hope - Bill…

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Mac DeMarco: Chamber of Reflection (Acoustics with Russ Berger) 40:08

3+ y ago40:08

40:08

MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND with Mac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician. In this episode we discuss: - what sound is - how speakers work - how sound affects the human body - how the brain interprets sound in a space - Astronautical eliminationBy Talkhouse

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