This is about an installation that has been developed by Norwegian artist Maia Urstad out of 60 years of broadcasting activity and it can be found here.
Spray Painted Bike Lane
I thought that this was an interesting article because there aren’t a lot of accessibility for bike lanes on streets and I thought it was cool that someone took the initiative to make one especially in an area that there is a lot of traffic with two-wheeled travelers. Here is the link to the article… Read more Spray Painted Bike Lane
Soundscape Art in Scientific Presentations Questions
The article notes that Steve Feld tends to get very involved in his editing. Is it possible to become too involved when working with a sonic environment? Would it be better to involve yourself or to make yourself as inconspicuous as possible? Much like our class, this article talks about mixing in music with other… Read more Soundscape Art in Scientific Presentations Questions
Cummings Discussion Questions
In the article, it is stated that David Dunn’s inspiration derives from his conviction that there is “a deep and profound intelligence innate to all of life.” Dunn specifically says that ” what science reveals to us about the communicative intent of other living things will appear comically shallow to us in a hundred years.”… Read more Cummings Discussion Questions
The Sea Organ
Rather than getting of an article, I read it off of a comic of a couple’s honeymoon story. Basically it’s a architecture by architect Nikola Bašić with 35 pipes of different length that creates noise as the wave hits and pushes the inner air of the pipes. I thought it was a cool idea of using… Read more The Sea Organ
A Sound Commons for All Living Creatures
Is there any sound commons that you can hear in daily life? If so while reading you can try to recognize how many sounds are in the same acoustic niche. How bad is sound pollution? How is it affecting living creatures in the nature and humans? “It’s all connected: music to sound, human to animal,… Read more A Sound Commons for All Living Creatures
Licht Discussion Questions
The article gives several definitions for what sound art is. How did you define sound art as you read? The article also makes several comparisons between music and sound art. What do you think their definition of music is? Pulling from past articles that we’ve read and from your own background, do you think that… Read more Licht Discussion Questions
The Most Relaxing Song
This article is about a song that was released that was designed to and was scientifically proven to reduce anxiety and help people fall asleep easier. You can also listen to it in the article and see what you think!
You can click here or copy and paste the link below.
http://www.seventeen.com/life/news/a43536/this-8-minute-song-is-scientifically-proven-to-help-you-fall-asleep-faster/
Pharrell Addresses The Killing Of Keith Scott By Police On New N.E.R.D. Album
The genre-bending group called N.E.R.D. has just released a new album, No_One Ever Really Dies. The album consists of 11 songs with an all-star list of featured artists: Andre 3000, M.I.A., Gucci Mane, Wale, Future, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar. Check out this NPR article coverage on this latest music news.
How scientists and supercomputers could make oceans drinkable
Removing salt from seawater to mitigate our world’s shortage of clean drinking water seems easy on the surface. This article explains why it is so costly and time consuming and also new technology being developed that will tackle this and several other environmental problems such as weather forecasting using exascale computing.