The World According to Sound at Bucknell University

Wed Mar 25 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

Bucknell University | Lewisburg

The World According to Sound
Publisher/HostThe World According to Sound
The World According to Sound at Bucknell University An immersive sonic experience about the spirit of academic inquiry
About this Event

Surrounded by an octophonic ring of powerful loudspeakers, you are going to sit in the dark for 70 minutes, wear an eye mask, and be taken on a sonic trip with fellow members of your academic community.

You’ll hear the vibrations of the Golden Gate Bridge, footsteps of ants, recordings made a century ago, and silence turned into music. You’ll be transported to 1930s Berlin, up to the ionosphere, under a sand dune, and into the middle of a choir singing in a church built in the 6th century.

You’ll hear ideas, essays, books, theories, and contemporary research all translated into soundscapes that challenge you to rethink the world through your ears instead of your eyes...and ultimately reconnect you with what makes academic inquiry so meaningful.

The performance will be followed by a Q&A with co-producers Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett.


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CREATORS

Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett are co-producers of Ways of Knowing, a podcast series made in partnership with academic institutions like Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, and The University of Washington. They have published academic papers; spent a semester at Cornell University as practitioners-in-residence; and performed their octophonic audio compositions at more than 75 universities, theaters, and art spaces. They previously worked in public radio, where their reporting won two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in sound design and was featured regularly on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, The World, Science Friday, and other nationally-syndicated radio programs.

Event Venue

Bucknell University, One Dent Drive, Lewisburg, United States

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