This video dives into why women’s voices are getting deeper, a phenomenon that spans research in 1950s Australia to the 2012 Election in the U.S. Our perception of certain features of other people’s voices can lead us to behave in some strange and powerful ways – like voting for people who sound like they have more integrity.

This is an installment of the PBS – BrainCraft series created by Vanessa Hill. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you.  [Chuck Almdale]