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Spinning the Past Forward: Recording, Archiving, and (Re‐)listening to Siberian Phonograph Cylinders From the Jesup North Pacific Expedition

open access: yesMuseum Anthropology, Volume 49, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT The article examines the history of phonographic recordings from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897–1902), a venture that shaped the methods of Siberian and Arctic anthropology for decades. The authors—a historical anthropologist, a curator, and an Indigenous Sakha scholar—trace how audio recordings made during the expedition have moved ...
Dmitry Arzyutov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhythm Across Species: Situating Human Speech in a Comparative Framework

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1563, Issue 1, September 2026.
We analyzed speech rhythms from 48 human languages using methods drawn from biology and linguistics. Interonset intervals across languages are surprisingly similar, with a median value of 2 seconds., despite substantial differences in linguistic structure and prosody. A comparative rhythm analysis shows that human speech falls within the range reported
Lara S. Burchardt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Classical Music on Behavioral and Physiological Stress Markers in Socially Isolated Prairie Voles

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1563, Issue 1, September 2026.
Social isolation contributes to behavioral, physiological, and neuroendocrine dysfunction. In prairie voles, classical music exposure significantly reduced validated anxiety‐ and depression‐related behavioral responses and improved cardiac and endocrine measures as a function of chronic social isolation, with minor sex differences.
Yessenia Chavez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street Cries and Public Space Noise Abatement in 19th‐20th Century Barcelona

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 117, Issue 4, Page 552-562, September 2026.
Abstract Focusing on Barcelona, this paper explores the historical and contemporary dynamics of street cries that allow traders to attract customers and make themselves heard in public spaces. While still common in marketplaces in southern Europe, there is a growing trend towards silencing these street cries in the name of reducing urban noise levels ...
Maria Lindmäe
wiley   +1 more source

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