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The Sound of Life
The world of animals and nature is much richer than our ears tell us, as this captivating DLD session with Karen Bakker (University of British Columbia) and Michael John Gorman (Biotopia) will show you.
Karen Bakker is on a mission to decode the sounds of animals and plants with the help of technology. Sounds that are beyond the scope of human hearing. Thanks to advances in bioacoustics, artificial Intelligence, and other digital technologies, the Canadian researcher has been able to reveal sounds of nature in an unprecedented way.
Watch her talk for details and be sure to read our interview with Karen Bakker about her book The Sounds of Life as well.
Michael John Gorman
Biotopia
Michael John Gorman is Founding Director of BIOTOPIA, a new life sciences museum for Bavaria planned for Nymphenburg Palace, and Professor (Chair) in Life Sciences in Society at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Previously he was the CEO of Science Gallery International, dedicated to igniting creativity and discovery where science and art collide.
Karen Bakker
University of British Columbia
Karen Bakker was a Professor at the University of British Columbia and Fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Bakker, who passed away in 2023, led the Smart Earth Project and wrote the widely celebrated book The Sounds of Life.
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