At some point in our lives, many of us realize that the way we hear our own voice isn't the way others hear us. This week on Hidden Brain, we look at the relationship between our voices and our identities. Plus, we hear how advances in technology might help people with vocal impairments, and consider the ethical quandaries that arise when we can create perso ... Show More
Feb 16
Why You're Smarter Than You Think
From the time we're schoolchildren, we're ranked and sorted based on how smart we are. But what if our assumptions about intelligence limit our potential? This week, we revisit a favorite 2022 conversation with cognitive scientist Scott Barry Kaufman, who proposes a more expansiv ... Show More
1h 34m
Aug 2023
How do our voices get louder?
Not only can people make all kinds of sounds with our voices, we can make those sounds loud or soft depending on what we’re doing. When we’re out on the playground, we can YELL TO A FRIEND, but in the library, we whisper quietly. How do we change our vocal volume? We asked voice ... Show More
7m 21s
Jun 2021
Comment le cerveau extrait les émotions dans la voix ?
La parole contient plusieurs informations. Tout d’abord, les mots que nous utilisons et le sens qu’ils véhiculent permettent de transmettre certaines informations. Mais ce n’est pas tout, car la musique de notre voix, nommée la prosodie, permet d’apporter d’autres informations. C ... Show More
2m 36s
Aug 2021
What Your Voice Says About You
There’s a lot of complexity that we tend to overlook about the power of our voice, says John Colapinto. Colapinto is a journalist and the author of This Is the Voice, which explores the biology of human speech, spanning from how babies learn to make sounds to the relatively recen ... Show More
49m 24s