Silence

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Our world is filled with sound. It exists in even the quietest corners of the planet. But what happens when all that sound is taken away? What is silence? There are very few places on Earth where silence actually exists, but in this episode, Dallas experiences it for himself thanks to a special room called an anechoic chamber. How do our brains process the complete nothingness of silence? Find out as Dallas locks himself alone inside the chamber. Featuring David Alvord and Nick Breen from the Georgia Tech Research Institute. 20k is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor. Follow the show on Twitter & Facebook. Our website is 20k.org. Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/silence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we get started, I want to recommend another show, though it's not really a podcast
0:05.4	in the traditional sense.
0:07.0	It's called 12-Hour Sound Machines, and it was created by a dad who was trying to help
0:11.6	his baby fall asleep at night.
0:13.5	He wanted relaxing sounds that would last the whole night, without any fades or loops.
0:18.4	When he couldn't find any, he started making these sounds himself.
0:21.7	Today, over 1.3 million people use these sounds to relax and fall asleep too.
0:27.5	Recently, 12-Hour Sound Machines made a custom sound for 20,000 Hertz.
0:31.4	It's called Purple Noise, which is inspired by our swirly purple icon.
0:36.3	To hear a taste of some soothing purple noise, stick around until the end of the episode.
0:41.3	Okay, so I'm rolling, and you're going to shut the doors and leave me in here for a
0:49.0	little while.
0:50.0	That's right, you may want to point your mic over here because they are heavy duty
0:53.7	reinforced doors.
0:55.7	Have fun!
0:56.7	Have fun!
1:04.3	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
1:07.3	I'm Dallas Taylor.
1:08.7	Okay, so now I'm inside this thing by myself.
1:11.6	Oh, and they shut off the lights.
1:13.5	Excellent.
1:14.9	You just heard me being locked into an anechoic chamber.
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