Sounds of Life : How Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Anima...

Description: Sounds of Life : How Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants, Paperback by Bakker, Karen, ISBN 0691240973, ISBN-13 9780691240978, Brand New, Free shipping in the US An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s sounds The natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life. At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and surprising stories of nonhuman sound, interweaving insights from technological innovation and traditional knowledge. We meet scientists using sound to protect and regenerate endangered species from the Great Barrier Reef to the Arctic and the Amazon. We discover the shocking impacts of noise pollution on both animals and plants. We learn how artificial intelligence can decode nonhuman sounds, and meet the researchers building dictionaries in East African Elephant and Sperm Whalish. At the frontiers of innovation, we explore ly mediated dialogues with bats and honeybees. Technology often distracts us from nature, but what if it could reconnect us instead? The Sounds of Life offers hope for environmental conservation and affirms humanity’s relationship with nature in the age. After learning about the unsuspected wonders of nature’s sounds, we will never see walks outdoors in the same way again.

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