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"Thinking with Sound: A New Program in the Sciences and Humanities around 1900" by Viktoria Tkaczyk explores the role of sound-related inspiration in the early careers of figures like Sigmund Freud and Ferdinand de Saussure. The book focuses on auditory psychophysiology and its impact on various fields of knowledge. Tkaczyk utilizes a combination of microhistory and macrohistory to examine the development of sound studies and the epistemology of the fin-de-siècle period. The book also highlights the interconnectedness of emerging disciplines and the potential heritage of this program. [Extracted from the article]