Twenty Thousand Hertz

The Physics of Sound w/ Bill Nye the Science Guy

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What is sound, on a fundamental level? How did animals evolve to hear? And what happens when you go faster than sound itself? In this episode, we explore the physics of sound with the legendary Bill Nye.


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