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Science for Kids / Science's Not Boring: The Kids Science Podcast · Saturday · 12 min

What is sound?

Have you ever wondered how your favorite song gets from a speaker all the way into your brain? It all starts with invisible sound waves flying through the air at a whopping 767 miles per hour! Join Mira and Finn on an incredible, mind-blowing journey inside the human ear to discover the amazing science of sound! You will learn about the absolute smallest bones in your entire body—including one that is smaller than a grain of rice! Discover the bizarre, snail-shaped tube in your head where 15,000 microscopic hair cells literally dance to the music you listen to. We will also uncover the magical reason why some epic songs give you goosebumps (it’s a fancy scientific word called frisson!) and how your brain rewards you with a happy chemical called dopamine. Plus, find out the astonishing story of how the famous composer Beethoven used his teeth and skeleton to hear music after he went completely deaf! Turn up the volume and get ready for a scientific concert hidden right inside your own skull. Science has never sounded so good!

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Have you ever wondered how your favorite song gets from a speaker all the way into your brain? It all starts with invisible sound waves flying through the air at a whopping 767 miles per hour! Join Mira and Finn on an incredible, mind-blowing journey inside the human ear to discover the amazing science of sound!

You will learn about the absolute smallest bones in your entire body—including one that is smaller than a grain of rice! Discover the bizarre, snail-shaped tube in your head where 15,000 microscopic hair cells literally dance to the music you listen to. We will also uncover the magical reason why some epic songs give you goosebumps (it’s a fancy scientific word called frisson!) and how your brain rewards you with a happy chemical called dopamine.

Plus, find out the astonishing story of how the famous composer Beethoven used his teeth and skeleton to hear music after he went completely deaf! Turn up the volume and get ready for a scientific concert hidden right inside your own skull. Science has never sounded so good!

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