Why Am I Like This?

Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?

Dr. Tina Lasisi has strange encounters with the production team and notices their voices are quite...different. Is there a glitch in the matrix, or is this our final episode of 'Why Am I Like This?'— In this episode, Dr. Lasisi talks us through how the structure of our vocal tract produces sound, how accents are learned, and why we seem to be the only species to "speak."

Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?

7m 48s

  • Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Does My Voice Sound Like This?

    S1 E8 - 7m 48s

    Dr. Tina Lasisi has strange encounters with the production team and notices their voices are quite...different. Is there a glitch in the matrix, or is this our final episode of 'Why Am I Like This?'— In this episode, Dr. Lasisi talks us through how the structure of our vocal tract produces sound, how accents are learned, and why we seem to be the only species to "speak."

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