What are harmonics?

The 2016 Flame Challenge asked the world's top scientists to answer a deceptively simple question: What is sound? In response, acoustician Whitney Coyle, who is also a trained musician, demonstrated key aspects of sound--timbre, pitch, harmonics--by playing various notes on a flute.

Watch the full program here: Flame Challenge: What is Sound?
Original Program Date: June 5, 2016
MODERATOR: Alan Alda
PARTICIPANTS: Whitney Coyle, Eddie Goldstein, Laura Kloepper

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