What is covered, week by week, and which topics each lecture draws on.

Lectures

Each week starts with a question and a data object. Lectures follow the full signal chain from observation to sonification, including every transformation that makes an inaudible measurement audible.

  1. W01Can space be heard?What exactly are we hearing when an astronomical dataset becomes sound?DATA OBJECTsynthetic light curve
  2. W02From telescope to speakerWhich transformations happen before a telescope measurement reaches a listener?DATA OBJECTcalibrated detector time series
  3. W03Mapping numbers to soundWhen does a sonic mapping preserve an order, difference or pattern in the data?DATA OBJECTnormalized scalar sequence
  4. W04The clocks of pulsarsHow can timing reveal a pulsar without turning its regularity into a beat fiction?DATA OBJECTfolded pulsar pulse profile
  5. W05The noisy SunHow do we distinguish a solar radio event from noise, interference and instrument drift?DATA OBJECTsolar radio dynamic spectrum
  6. W06The gravitational-wave chirpWhy does a gravitational-wave event sound like a chirp, and which parts are transformed?DATA OBJECTGW150914 strain time series
  7. W07Listening to lightWhat can an image scan communicate when the listener cannot see the source image?DATA OBJECTChandra Deep Field image
  8. W08Spectra, colour and redshiftCan a listener compare spectra without confusing wavelength with musical harmony?DATA OBJECTone-dimensional emission spectrum
  9. W09Noise, gaps and uncertaintyHow can uncertainty remain perceptible without overwhelming the measured pattern?DATA OBJECTlight curve with error bars and gaps
  10. W10Accessibility beyond the graphWho gains and who is excluded when sound becomes the primary representation?DATA OBJECTmultimodal transit dataset
  11. W11When sonification liesAt what point does a compelling listening experience become a misleading scientific claim?DATA OBJECTpaired honest and deceptive mappings
  12. W12The cosmic listening roomCan a public listener understand both the astronomical pattern and how its sound was made?DATA OBJECTstudent-curated astronomical dataset