Day: December 18, 2017

Tsunami Provides Unique Insight on Noise Pollution →

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Researchers in Kona Coast, Hawaii discovered how loud the underwater noise pollution was during the tsunami of 2011. During the tsunami, there was no boat activity and the researchers were able to capture what the bay could sound like without noise pollution. They discovered that the bay usually experiences noise pollution that is 16 times louder than it was on the day of the tsunami. Researchers fear that this significant disruption negatively impacts spinner dolphins, who sleep during the day and hunt at night. They plan to use this information to advocate for noise pollution reduction.

Here is the link to the article.

Environmental Sounds as Music →

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One of my friends sent me this because I’ve been telling her about this class, and it’s a really interesting read! There was a study conducted where the participants were exposed to a repeated loop of environmental sounds, and after listening to different sounds over time, they began to think of the sounds as musical. It was a really interesting study psychologically, and I thought it was a really interesting read!

You can read it here or at the link below!

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-12-environmental-music.html

Sun Boxes →

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This sonic art installation was featured at Mount Holyoke in 2014 on Skinner Green! Sun Boxes is a piece comprised of 20 speakers that are powered by individual solar panels. Each box plays a note in the B flat chord at a different length, “once the piece begins they continually overlap and the piece slowly evolves over time.”

Here is the link to the artist’s website with a youtube video of the Sun Boxes.

Tidmarsh Living Observatory

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Tidmarsh Farms was a cranberry bog in Plymouth, MA which is currently being restored back into a wetland. The restoration project is the largest in the state and involves many collaborators, including Professor Kate Ballantine. The Tidmarsh Living Observatory is another part of the project that is spearheaded by the MIT Media Lab’s Responsive Environments… Read more Tidmarsh Living Observatory

A Unicorn →

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This isn’t like a current event or anything, my friend just sent this to me and it reminded me of Nancy’s final project so I wanted to share it with everyone!

It’s music notes drawn to look like the face of a unicorn, and what that song would sound like. You can listen to it here.

Good luck with the rest of finals!

 

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