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.
Recently, diplomats in Cuba were victims of a “sonic attack” leaving them with a variety of symptoms. Could this be the newest form of terrorism?
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/climate-change-ocean-noise With warming temperatures, the northern migration of subpolar whales is colliding with native species in the Arctic. Very interesting article concerning the loss of sea ice and loss of sounds as more subarctic creatures migrate north with climate change. Habitats are changing and humans and industry are shifting towards these untapped areas filled with natural… Read more The Sound of Our Oceans
What ways do you think sound changes when we are safe or when we are exposed? Stocker discusses gender based perceptions. How accurate do you feel these assumptions are? Considering the effects of various noises on adrenalin production, how do you think the intrusion of cell phone rings and vibrations in our daily lives impacts… Read more Questions for Stocker article 9/19/17
When I was on my sound walk, I got curious about peepers and why they are calling in the Fall. I found this and thought you might think it interesting. The mysterious autumn calls of the Spring Peeper
I start my sound walk in my backyard, ringed with woods that are filled with the sounds of peepers. The sound is somewhat metallic and instead of individual peepers making individual sounds, it seems as if they are making one sound that stays constant. Behind that sound is some sort of industrial clamor that is… Read more Nancy’s Sound walk