As you step into the forest, or stroll along the beach, there’s a lot to appreciate – the sound of waves crashing against the sand, the sound of birds chirping to each other in the trees.
But there’s a lot we don’t hear, and thanks to new technologies, researchers are closer than ever to translating our natural world.
“Most of the communication that happens in nature is inaudible to us,” said Karen Bakker, author of “The Voice of Life: How Digital Technology Brings Us Closer to the Plant and Animal World.”
“This either happens at the high end of our hearing range, known as ultrasonic, or at the lower end of our hearing range, known as infrasound,” Barker said.
From large statues that mimic the sounds of vehicles to military sensors using live bees, from repopulating coral reefs with sonic beacons to the perpetual song of whales, Bakker explores how advances in recording technology and artificial intelligence pattern recognition are taking previously unheard corners of our world. into life.
Listen to Soundside’s conversation with Karen Bakker by clicking the audio above.