Listening Together
Channel: Co-Cognition
Date: 2021-05-31

In the latest episode of Co-Cognition you’ll get a listen at the sounds around you, and some insight into how they affect you. The sounds that you and others make can have a big effect on how you feel, and can help you to coordinate much better with the people around you. By seeing how you are affected by sound you will have a better understanding of how sounds can affect your mood. 
 
First you’ll hear some of the everyday sounds you make and hear from the world around you. Then you’ll see how those sounds can give you special information and how they are dependent upon the environment they’re produced in. Next you’ll see that sounds are special because you can appreciate many sounds together while also identifying individual sounds. You’ll see that sounds let you coordinate with others without even thinking; it’s something your body does automatically. But you can also do it intentionally. Next, you’ll see some examples of coordinating using sound and how they help everyone contribute to the group by the sounds they make. You’ll then see an interesting aspect of sound: that we can feel physically bigger or smaller based on how our sound is coordinating with the group. You’ll be able to understand that the distinction you feel in a group is very important and affects how you feel and interact overall. Finally, you will see a little about how data is collected in the lab and how different types of groups might affect you.
 
For more information on the research that we do, please visit us at:
Crowd Cognition Lab: http://crowdcognition.net
CVBE Lab: http://cvbers.net
 
Based off original research by:
Merle Fairhurst and Ophelia Deroy
 
Take a look at our research at https://bit.ly/3b2hpn8


Featured audio tracks:
 
Suspension by Kjartan Abel
Bio and contact info: https://kjartan-abel.com
Free download: https://freesound.org/s/531854/
 
Washington Music Viva, 
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 44: http://new.dcmusicaviva.org/recordings/schmn4.3.mp3s
 
From freesound.org:
Migfus20, Shop Jazz: https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/559850/
JohnsonBrandEditing, Walking on pavement: https://freesound.org/people/JohnsonBrandEditing/sounds/244310/
FoolBoyMedia, New York Jazz Loop:
https://freesound.org/people/FoolBoyMedia/sounds/347848/
WebbFilmsUK, Marching: https://freesound.org/people/WebbFilmsUK/sounds/200321/
Jagadamba, Group chanting OM - AUM: https://freesound.org/people/Jagadamba/sounds/256004/
dobroide, shower.singing.20: https://freesound.org/people/dobroide/sounds/126282/