The World According to Sound

An Immersive Audio Experience

“Allow yourself to stop multitasking and reconnect with the idle beauty of sound.” -Gia Lish, Cornell Daily Sun writer

“Last night's "The World According to Sound" event not only carried through into a rich conversation on the ride home, but into my thoughts today.” -U Cincinnati audience member

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The Show: For 75 minutes you are going to put on an eye mask, sit in the dark, and be taken on a sonic trip that asks you to rethink the world through your ears instead of your eyes. You’ll hear the vibrations of the Golden Gate Bridge, footsteps of ants, the first song sung by a computer, and a sonic representation of outer space. You’ll be transported into a waterfall, up to the ionosphere, and under a sand dune through a mix of audible sounds, ultrasonics, infrasonics, and sonified data. This sonic trip encourages students to question what they think they already know, opening them up to different approaches to solving problems and communicating solutions. It is a communal listening experience that transcends disciplines.

Who we are: Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett are co-creators of The World According to Sound, an audio project about the power of attentive listening. In past live shows, they have collaborated with musicians, sound artists, and academics like Matmos, The Kronos Quartet, Chris Watson, Hildegard Westerkamp, Trevor Pinch, and Barry Truax. Recently, they have been working with colleges to sonify contemporary humanities research for their series, Ways of Knowing. They previously worked in public radio, where their reporting won two Edward R. Murrow Awards and was featured regularly on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Science Friday, and other nationally-syndicated programs.