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Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

Why Y Is a Vowel According to Physics (and so is W)

Season 11 Episode 8 | 13m 58s | CC

Human language is an incredible thing: a combination of mouth sounds that we combine into words, sentences, poems, and constitutions. They carry meaning, emotion, and power. But underneath it all, language is really just physics. In this episode, we explore how physics is at the core of every syllable, starting with the first word most of us ever speak.

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