Some recent media descriptions of research by Deutsch and colleagues:
‘Mothers and their children hear a musical illusion in strikingly similar ways’. Diana Deutsch, media release from the Acoustical Society of America, 1996
‘Escher for the Ear’, Philip Yam, Scientific American, March, 1996
'Musical Illusions and Paradoxes', Robyn Williams, The Science Show, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997
'You must be hearing things', Bob McDonald, Quirks and Quarks, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997
‘Do you hear what I hear?’ Steven Hunt, Discovery Channel, Canada, March 1997.
'Tone Language Speakers Possess Absolute Pitch', Diana Deutsch, Trevor Henthorn, and Mark Dolson, media release from the Acoustical Society of America, 1999
'Speaking in Tones', Alan Hall, Scientific American, 1999
'UCSD prof makes a hard pitch for perfect pitch', David Graham, San Diego Union Tribune, December 1999
‘Striking the right Note’, Kathryn Brown, The New Scientist, December 1999
'Study links perfect pitch to tonal language’, James Glanz, New York Times (front page), November 5, 1999.
'Auditory Illusion Shaped by First Language', Charles Seife, ScienceNow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, December 2000
'The Biology of Perfect Pitch: Name That Tone', Michael Abrams, Discover, December 2001
'A paradox of musical pitch', Deborah Smith, Monitor on Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2001
'Potential for Acquiring Absolute Pitch Based on Time and Genetics', Brian Weaver, American Psychological Society, December 2002
Can’t get it out of my head’, Carl Zimmer, The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, February 28, 2004
'Perfect Pitch in Tone Language Speakers Carries Over to Music' Diana Deutsch, Trevor Henthorn, Elizabeth Marvin, and HongShuai Xu,media release from the Acoustical Society of America, November, 2004
'Tone language translates to perfect pitch', Inga Kiderra, Science Daily, November, 2004
'Speaking Tonal Languages Promotes Perfect Pitch' Don Monroe, Scientific American, November, 2004
'Psychologists Pobe Perfect Pitch', Nadja Geipert, ScienceNow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, November, 2004.
'Study: Language Determines Music Skills', Jennifer Viegas, Discovery Channel, November, 2004
'Tonsprachen und absolutes Gehor gehoren zusammen.', Yahoo! Nachrichten, November 2004
'Oreille absolue : avantage aux Chinois', Pour La Science, December, 2004
'Mandarin Chinese speaks volumes in giving the young an ear for music', Ian Sample and Faisal al Yafai, The Guardian, November, 2004
'Wieso haben so vielo Chinesen das absolute Gehör?' Katherina Kramer, NZZ am Sontag, November 2004
'Perfect pitch' National Geographic, March, 2005.
'Absolutt gehør ved hjelp av språk?' Harald Aastorp, Forskning.no, November, 2004
'L'oreille absolue : plus facile pour les Chinois', Isabelle Masingue , Quebec Science, November, 2004
'Absolutes Gehor: Sprache schult das Ohr', Spiegel Online, November 2004
'Chinesen sind die besseren Musiker', Katharina Kramer, Die Welt, December, 2004
'Warum Mandarin das absolute Gehör begünstigt' Eva Hörschgen, Wissenschaft.de, November 2004.
'Perfect pitch' Sadie F. Dingfelder, APA Monitor on Psychology, February, 2005
'Das absolute Gehör ist gewöhnlicher als gedacht' Ulrich Dewald, Wissenschaft.de, April, 2003
Interview with BBC World Service 'The World Today' November, 2004
Interview with Molly Bentley, BBC World Service 'Science in Action' December, 2004
'L'oreille absolue des asiatiques' Bruno Rougier, Radio France, January, 2005
' Perfect Pitch' Dean Edell, ABC7 KGO-TV/DT, February 2005
'Perfect pitch' Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National, January, 2005
'Music on the Mind' Scott Fields, APS Observer, April, 2006
‘Your Brain on Music’ David Ranada, Sound & Vision Magazine, May 2006
'Do My Ears Deceive Me' Interview with Chris Maslanka on BBC Radio 3, April 2006
'Prelude to Perfect Pitch' Kate McCartin, Trenton Times, May 2006
'Musical Language' Interview with Jad Abumrad, New York Public Radio, April 2006
'Musical Illusions' Julie J. Rehmeyer, Science News, June 2007
'Psychologists Create Surprising Musical Illusion' Adriana Salerno, Voice of America, August 2007
'Is Perfect Pitch All in the Genes?' Ed Edelson, HealthDay News, August 2007
¿Se encuentra el oído absoluto en los genes? Ed Edelson trans Dr. Tango, Yahoo Salud, August 2007
Speaking in Tones. Ni hao or bonjour: do genes drive preference for language type? - Choi, Charles Q., Scientific American, 297, 2007, 25-26
Quotes about the CDs:
'The illusions range from the beguilingly simple to, as she says, "true weirdness, the twilight zone."' - Peter Monaghan 'In the Twilight Zone of Sound', Notes from Academe, Chronicle of Higher Education, November, 2003'These two CDs ... are absolutely mind-boggling. Diana is, in effect, hosting a magical mystery tour of your own brain, and believe me, it's quite a ride.' - Ian Rowland, Mentalist Magician, Entertainer, and Skeptic
'I could scarcely believe my ears.' - Eugene Pitts, The Audiophile Voice, Vol 10, 1, 2004
'It's like a magic show' - Psychology Today, February, 2004
'Of course being audiophiles, we love to experiment - with nearly everything. And here's just the ticket: a foray into the perception and memory for sound, with extensive examples, albums, and a decidely scientific and professional bent that should enchant you for some time' - Barry Ober, Boston Audio Society, November 2005.
'you'll know just how tenuous the connection is between speech and song' (listen to entire show online) - Jad Abumrad, WNYC Radio, November, 2003.'"Musical Illusions and Paradoxes" will let you experience some striking sonic chicanery.' - Shawn Carlson, Scientific American, The Amateur Scientist, December 1996
'One of the weirdest experiences one can have. Don't miss it.' - Skeptics Society
'A fascinating new exploration into how we can be fooled' - Scot Morris, Science Writer, Omni Magazine
'A fascinating compact disc ... Musical Illusions and Paradoxes is both entertaining and disconcerting. I was amazed by my own misperceptions and ... left somewhat disturbed wondering if throughout my life I have been hearing what Verdi and Britten intended' - Patrick Bell, Sound and Video Contractor, March 1996
'Ready for a science experiment on the stereo? Musical Illusions and Paradoxes ... an audio CD created by psychologist Diana Deutsch at the University of California at San Diego, proves that illusions aren't just for the visual realm ... They are great for amazing your friends' - Discover, December 1998
'An amazing collection of auditory illusions very reasonably priced. Well worth buying for school resources, if not home use. Also has a very useful explanatory booklet.' - The National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra, Australia.
'On the musical illusions CD you’ll find the octave illusion and the tritone paradox, both of which are discussed in the textbook. On the Phantom Words CD you’ll find additional clever demonstrations, including phantom words and “music” emerging from repetitive speech.' - Sensation and Perception, by Matlin & Foley
'each demonstration provides the amateur scientist with the materials to conduct research on how the brain processes sound.' - The Society for Amateur Scientists
'A wonderful source of audio examples to explore and experiment with.' - CafeMuse
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