Results tagged “hearing” from 60 Second Science

Today's 60 Second Science Podcast is brought to you by Ken Andrews and Steve Albini:

Same Old Song May Sound Different To Individuals

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Today's 60 Second Science Podcast is brought to you by that annoying kid who always tapped on the glass of your reptile cage:

Snake Hearing Is Connected To The Jawbone

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Today's 60 Second Psych podcast is brought to you by Angus Young and Ted Nugent:

How we can hear without sound

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(A 60-second primer on Daredevil, for the geekily inclined.)

OK, it's not quite as cool as Marvel Comics' blind superhero, who could literally "see" with sound -- but it's close. People blinded early in life really do develop extra-sensitive aural abilities compared to the rest of us, by shunting their brains' unused visual circuitry over to enhance the sound-detecting parts. No radioactive accidents needed!

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