Talking Science
Hearing and Balance – Physics Inside Your Skull
20:33
Walk out of a loud concert and the world sounds muffled, with a faint ring that takes hours to fade — a small, temporary demonstration of just how much delicate mechanical engineering is packed into a space smaller than a coin. This episode follows sound on its journey from vibrating air to nerve signal, through the eardrum, the three smallest bones in the human body, and a fluid-filled spiral…