Explore the astounding world of sound, with lots of fascinating sound science facts, a deep dive into an animal that uses sound to find its friends, an exploration of the human ear, some of the history of sound science, and a few sound science investigations for you to try yourself at home.

Presented by Jenny Lynch and Matilda Sercombe. Written and produced by Jenny Lynch. Music by Purple Planet Music. Sound effects by Pixabay.

https://www.creativescience.com.au

Episode content:

00:00 Introduction and fast facts

02:25 Frog sounds

04:51 How does my ear work?

07:27 How do we know what we know about sound?

09:20 Try this – sound waves travelling through a fork and a piece of string

You will need a metal spoon and a piece of string about 30 centimetres long.