🔊 Discover how these creatures use vocal learning to stay connected.
Because the world has always spoken—we just need to listen. 🎧
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Posts by Marco Maiolini
🦇 Ever caught a glimpse of a bat darting through the night with precision? What if sound is all they need to navigate and connect? 🚀
🎤 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social Mirjam Knörnschild (Evolutionary Ethology Lab, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) explores echolocation, social calls & even bat dialects.
🔊Fun new paper from the Many Parrots: pet parrots learn names from their caretakers: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Honored to be runner-up for Best Student Talk at #EvolangXVI 🏆✨
My work on cognitive biases in zebra finches 🐦 was a joy to share. Grateful for the inspiring discussions on linguistics, iconicity & ape vocalizations, and for all the great connections 🌍🤝
#Linguistics #CognitiveScience #AcademicLife
🔊 Discover how technology is opening new possibilities for biodiversity conservation and nature protection.
Because the world has always spoken, we just need to listen
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #ecosystems #machinelearning
🌿 Ever noticed that ecosystems are full of sounds? What if those sounds could help us count species, without even being there?
🎤 Assistant Prof. Jeppe Rasmussen (@biologen.bsky.social), University of Copenhagen, explores passive acoustic monitoring and how AI lets us “listen” to entire ecosystems.
🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how deeply emotions permeate communication and how recognizing these cues can change our relationship with animals.
Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #animalemotions
🎤 Associate Professor @ebriefer.bsky.social of the University of Copenhagen is ready to help us understand the "sound of emotions," uncovering how we can measure feelings in the animal kingdom.
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🚋 You may have heard the trembling voice of someone anxious or the jolly tone of a friend sharing good news. Are you curious to know if animals also express their emotions through their voices?
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Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #vocalphysics
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🎤 Prof. David Reby of the Univ. of Saint Etienne is ready to help us understand these non-linear acoustic phenomena, uncovering the secrets behind the sounds that grab our attention.
🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how these unique vocalizations are produced and what information they encode.
🎸 You may have heard a piercing scream in a horror movie or a deep growl in a metal track. Are you curious to know why these harsh sounds are so difficult to ignore?
Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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🎤 Associate Prof. Clara Amorim of the University of Lisbon is ready to help us understand the world of fish communication, unveiling how these creatures are surprisingly chatty.
🔊 Listen to the episode to discover how different species emit sounds and what their communication is about.
🐟 You may have often heard the phrase "silent like a fish". Are you curious to know if the underwater world is actually as quiet as it seems, or if there is a secret conversation happening beneath the surface?
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #fishcommunication #underwaterworld
🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how fascinating and deep the research of these unbelievable birds is.
Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #hoovertheseal #animalcommunication
🦜You may have heard a parrot talk or a songbird singing a beautiful song. Are you curious to know how they can do that?
🎤 Professor Emeritus Carel Ten Cate of @unileiden.bsky.social is ready to help us understand the vocal learning world, uncovering an incredible story of a particular animal.
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🔊 Listen to the episode to understand how fascinating and deep the research of these unbelievable birds is.
Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #hoovertheseal #animalcommunication
🦜You may have heard a parrot talk or a songbird singing a beautiful song. Are you curious to know how they can do that?
🎤 Professor Emeritus Carel Ten Cate of Leiden University is ready to help us understand the world of vocal learning, uncovering an incredible story of a particular animal.
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Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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🔊 Listen to the episode to discover similarities and differences between the human and the ape world, and maybe you will even get the key to understanding what a baby’s cry may mean!
#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #babycry #animalcommunication #apes
❓ Have you ever wondered if a baby’s cry means something? And do great apes have something similar?
🎤 Join us as Professor Florence Levrero of the University of Saint-Etienne casts a light on babies’ cries and great apes’ vocalization.
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🔊 Listen to the episode to discover why rhythm is everywhere, from the beating of a heart to the calls of a cricket, and the challenges of studying this universal language.
Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
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📣What is rhythm? Is it the missing link between human music and animal calls?
🎤 Join us as Professor @andrearavignani.bsky.social of the Sapienza University of Rome explores the rhythmic world of humans and animals.
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#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #rhythm
[Please share] Call for Fellowship Applications for Early Career Researchers from the Global South — to attend an international workshop on ‘spectral percepts’ and the Origins of Musicality in The Netherlands.
Deadline : 19 December 2025 (23:59, AoE).
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Because the World has always spoken, we just need to listen.
The podcast is available on Spotify, Spreaker and Apple Podcasts! Listen now to discover more about this tiny creatures.
#acousticworld #bioacoustics #podcast #ultrasonicsound #smallanimals
🔊 Marina is studying the acoustic communication of a wide range of animal species, focusing on those that emit in the ultrasonic range. Listen to the episode to understand what makes this type of communication unique and how it all started.
📣 What are ultrasonic sounds? Which animals use them? And how can we study and understand sounds that we cannot even hear?
🎤 Let’s ask Dr. Marina Scheumann, team leader of the Communication and Cognition group at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover!
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