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An auditory illusion: The Shepard Tone Featuring: activity, Creative Commons Image vernhart under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

11 April 2011

It's been called the sonic barber's pole - but what does the Shepard Tone sound like? Try it for yourself...  Read more : An auditory illusion: The Shepard Tone

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The sea sounds experiment Featuring: audio, Jupiter Images

By Dr David Sharp (The Open University)

07 July 2009

David Sharp takes his microphone and shell into a recording studio to find out why you can hear the sounds of the sea when you...  Read more : The sea sounds experiment

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OU on the BBC: Personal Passions - Horology: Dick StephenProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

24 June 2005

Dick Stephen has been making things since he was a child. He still has a wooden hand mirror that he made for his sister when...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Personal Passions - Horology: Dick Stephen

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Meaning of SoundsBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

16 July 2004

All this noise, all this chatter - but what is it all for? Aubrey tries to make sense of the meaning of sound in this...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Meaning of Sounds

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Art of ListeningBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

For programme three in the BBC/OU series The Sound of Life, Aubrey tries to turn himself into an owl to explore the art of listening.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Art of Listening

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Song of the EarthNASA

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

Experience a magical journey through one day of the planet's life, through sound: Join Aubrey as he listens to the song of the Earth.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - The Song of the Earth

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Underwater ChorusUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

Aubrey experiences the underwater chorus in this programme from the BBC/OU series The Sound of Life.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Underwater Chorus

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Making Yourself HeardBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

In the jungle, being loud really matters. Aubrey travels to Costa Rica for making yourself heard, the second programme from the BBC/OU series The Sound...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Making Yourself Heard

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Soundings From The FutureBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

As the world develops, we've come a long way from the Earth's first music. Aubrey takes soundings from the future in this programme from the...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Soundings From The Future

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OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Beyond Our SensesUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 July 2004

Not all sounds reach our ears, as Aubrey discovers as he takes us on a journey beyond our senses for the fourth programme from the...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Sound of Life - Beyond Our Senses

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