science
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BBC Radio 4: Acoustic Ecology
BBC Radio 4 has published a recent program produced by Helen Lennard and focused on acoustic ecology. “Peter Gibbs asks whether sound could become a vital tool in conservation, helping us understand far more about how wildlife interacts and how…
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Understanding Noise in Twentieth-Century Physics and Engineering
Perspectives on Science journal has published a new special issue dedicated to explore noise. Perspectives on Science publishes science studies that integrate historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. Its interdisciplinary approach is intended to foster a more comprehensive understanding of the sciences…
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Sonic Virtuality: Sound as Emergent Perception Mark Grimshaw & Tom Garner In Sonic Virtuality: Sound as Emergent Perception, authors Mark Grimshaw and Tom Garner introduce a novel theory that positions sound within a framework of virtuality. Arguing against the acoustic…
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Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond (Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology) Stefan Helmreich What is life? What is water? What is sound? In Sounding the Limits of Life, anthropologist Stefan Helmreich investigates…
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Composing Electronic Music: A New Aesthetic Curtis Roads Electronic music evokes new sensations, feelings, and thoughts in both composers and listeners. Opening the door to an unlimited universe of sound, it engages spatialization as an integral aspect of composition and…
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Sound Worlds of Japanese Gardens: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Spatial Thinking (Cultural and Media Studies) Michael Fowler Michael D. Fowler presents an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the sound world of traditional Japanese gardens by drawing from the diverse fields of…