The Science and Art Behind 'The Sounds of Life' with author Karen Bakker - #SciFriBookClub

Whales sing. Bats banter. Elephants rumble. Even turtles squeak and grunt! Author and researcher of digital innovations Karen Bakker joined us to talk about her new book, 'The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants', and how we can use new technology to be better listeners to the natural world.

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This is a recording of an online event as part of our #SciFriBookClub series, where attendees can hear from experts about a topic related to our Book Club pick. Listeners chat with fellow attendees, ask questions to our guests via chat, and could be selected to ask their question live—just like our call-in show!

[danielninedorf]

The frequency response of human ears is typically 500 Hz to 20kHz, with the upper limit from 5kHz to 20kHz depending upon damage to the ears. The sensitivity of a human ear to a sound varies greatly. Any tinnitus sets a threshold for hearing.
Microphones also have frequency response and sensitivity limits, as well as the recorder.

[micheleploeser]

All children for 1 to 100 should subscribe to this necessary learning source, being a 70 year old teacher, KP