Scientists presented some of the latest findings from the science of sound at a webcast press briefing held on October 31, 2011.

The briefing covered select topics being presented at the 162nd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) in San Diego, Calif., October 31–November 4, 2011.

The webcast has been archived and can be viewed at http://www.aipwebcasting.com

The panelists included

• Aubrey España, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, will discuss the detection of unexploded ordnance with acoustics.
• Braxton Boren, New York University, will present how acoustic archeology reveals the true sound of Renaissance Venice.
• Lisa Heimbauer, Department of Psychology and Language Research Center, Georgia State University, will compare speech perception in a chimpanzee to that of humans.
• Andrew Piacsek, Central Washington University, will present context and final thoughts on the presentations and relay questions to the rest of the panel.