The World According To Sound

In the 6th Century BCE, Ancient Greeks began thinking about the cosmos in a fundamentally new way. Their novel approach led them to believe the things they saw in the night sky were not ethereal, but solid bodies—balls of fire or rock that may even have inhabitants of their own.

Some four thousand years ago, Babylonians began collecting celestial data for what is arguably the longest-running project in the history of science.

Episode 1: Storytelling was one of the earliest ways humans tried to make sense of the heavens. The first object of major study was the moon, and that's because of an uncanny ability it has to keep time.

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Episode 1 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Jesse Oak Taylor.

Episode 2 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Charles LaPorte.

Episode 3 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Habiba Ibrahim.

Episode 4 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Louisa Mackenzie.

Episode 5 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Jose Alaniz.

Episode 6 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Diana Ruíz.

Episode 7 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Chad Allen.

Episode 8 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington. This episode features the work of Maya Smith.

Episode 9 of Ways of Knowing, an audio series about the humanities. Made by The World According to Sound and The University of Washington.

We're launching a virtual audio salon June 2! Details here: https://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/listening-club

A preview of our Outside In show this Thursday! Get tickets at www.theworldaccordingtosound.org

Tickets to this listening event at https://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/tickets/centennial-sounds

These sounds are all part of our Solitude show on March 10th. Get tickets at https://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/tickets/solitude

These sounds are all part of our Time show on January 20th. Get tickets at https://www.theworldaccordingtosound.org/tickets/time

These sounds are all part of our Transposition show on February 17th. Get tickets at www.theworldaccordingtosound.org

These sounds are all part of our Transposition show on January 27th. Get tickets at www.theworldaccordingtosound.org