Tumble Sonic Saturday May 10th! Featuring the Science of Ocean Sounds

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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🎉 We’re getting ready for our biggest live event ever — Sonic Saturday! It’s a day of science, sound, and storytelling in Brooklyn, NY on May 10, and we’re celebrating by rebroadcasting one of the episodes that inspired it all: The Science of Ocean Sounds. 🌊🔊 Come join us (and special guest Dan Saks from Noodle Loaf!) for two interactive shows, hands-on science, and live demos from amazing STEM educators — including accessible science activities for blind and low-vision communities. RSVP ⁠now⁠! And if you can’t be there in person, don’t worry — we’ll have a recording available soon. ------ Explore the sounds of ocean science on a sound scavenger hunt! Tune in as oceanographer Amy Bower takes us to the sea, to show us how she uses sound to study ocean currents and make ocean science accessible for blind and visually impaired people. Listen up and help us search for clues beneath the waves to reveal the secrets of the underwater realm! Ocean data sonifications courtesy of Dr. Jon Bellona at Oregon State University, and the Accessible Oceans project. Learn more about Dr. Amy Bower in our bonus interview episode, available to Patrons who pledge just $1 or more a month to support Tumble, at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. We have free resources to keep exploring the world of ocean science and data sonification with Amy Bower. They’re on the blog at sciencepodcastforkids.com, along with a free transcript. This episode is the first in a series featuring blind scientists. The material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number # 2148711 - Engaging Blind, Visually Impaired, and Sighted Students in STEM with Storytelling through Podcasts. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ We're also launching a fundraiser! Go visit our donation page ⁠here⁠ to make a tax deductible donation, support your favorite joke tournament contestant, and maybe even win some cool prizes!

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Lindsay.
0:01.8	And Marshall, we are in the middle right now of preparing for our most exciting live show ever.
0:07.8	It's called Sonic Saturday, and it's happening in Brooklyn, New York on May 10th.
0:12.6	Sonic Saturday is going to be crazy.
0:15.1	Crazy!
0:15.8	It's a free event to celebrate science with storytelling, games, and interactive fun for families.
0:22.4	And we're doing not one, but two shows, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
0:28.8	We'll also have live demonstrations of accessible technology and hands-on science activities
0:33.9	from local STEM educators, tiny scientists, and independent science in organization
0:39.1	that promotes STEM equity and inclusion for the blind and low vision communities.
0:43.6	And we have special guest Dan Sacks, our friend from the awesome music podcast, Noodle Loaf.
0:50.8	RSVP for the event in the link in the episode description, and if you can't make it,
0:54.9	don't worry, you can still watch the show.
0:57.0	It will be recorded and available to stream after the performance, and we'll put that
1:01.2	link in the description once it's available.
1:03.5	Now we want to share with you one of the episodes that inspired this live performance.
1:09.3	It's called The Science of Ocean Sounds.
1:16.1	Hi, I'm Lindsay. And I'm Marshall. Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories
1:21.0	of science discovery. Today, we're exploring the sounds of ocean science. What kind of sounds? Like waves, bubbles, fish singing?
1:30.3	No, sounds like this.
1:33.3	Whoa, what is that?
1:38.3	We're about to go on a sound science scavenger hunt to find out.
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