Just like optical illusions trick our eyes, audio illusions can trick our ears. It makes scientists wonder: What exactly are we hearing, when we're hearing?
This is the first episode of our new four-part series, The Sound Barrier.

Guests: <a href="https://deutsch.ucsd.edu/psychology/pages.php?i=101">Diana Deutsch</a>, emeritus professor at the University of California, San Diego; <a href="https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/mwinn">Matthew Winn</a>, professor at the University of Minnesota; <a href="https://michaelchorost.com/">Michael Chorost</a>, science writer

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