# Using Soundwaves To Measure The Sun with Prof. Conny Aerts (470)

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Podcast: [Shirtloads of Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shirtloads-of-science-720391)
Published: 2026-04-18T23:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode I sit down with Professor Conny Aerts, a pioneering mathematician and founding figure of astroseismology, who reveals how scientists are "listenting" to stars to understand what's happening deep inside them. From oscillating stars to solar sunquakes, she explains how sound waves can measure the sun's size, age and activity. Beyond the science, she shares her remarkable journey from a small rural town in Belgium where she had to attend an all-boys school, the only school near her family home. She was expected to become a seamstress but Conny's dreams were beyond this planet, leading her on a path toward becoming a highly acclaimed asteroseismologist.

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