South West Branch Meeting

Institute of Acoustics

Evening Meeting & AGM

Trevor Cox - Now You're Talking: Human Conversation from the Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday 1 May 2019, 7pm start

1.40 Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen's School of Engineering,
University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TR

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Join Trevor, as he explores the most exquisite acoustic source: the human voice. Your voice is integral to your personal identity. We judge others not just by their words, but also by the way they talk: their intonation, their pitch, their accent. This was first scientifically examined in a remarkable mass psychoacoustic experiment in the 1920s. Hear about the project to recreate this experiment for the BBC. Talking comes naturally to most of us so it is easy to overlook how truly remarkable the voice is. Mixing scientific analysis with musical interludes, the talk will explore the workings of the voice and how it adapts to different styles. The voice is always in flux, and in recent years changes have been accelerated by technology. Rich in sound examples, the talk will draw on Trevor’s latest popular science book, Now You’re Talking (Bodley Head 2018).

Copies of the book will also be available for sale. Cash payment only.

This event is free to IOA members and the general public.

Location map

The event will be followed by the IOA SW branch AGM in a nearby location (TBC)

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