# The Talking Ear

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Podcast: [Today's Creation Moment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-s-creation-moment-7084559)
Published: 2026-05-15T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://todayscreation.libsyn.com/the-talking-ear
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/todayscreation/Eng_CRM_20260515.mp3?dest-id=19236
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Duration seconds: 122

## Resource

New research suggests that the human ear is not just a receiver but also a transmitter that generates its own sounds to echo incoming noise. This elegant feedback system helps the brain process sounds across a wide range of volumes, indicating a highly precise design. Image: Schematic overview of inner ear, van der Valk, W.H., Steinhart, M.R., Zhang, J. et al., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, image cropped from original. For more creation resources, visit https://creationmoments.com

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