When the Earth Started to Sing – David G. Haskell

In this audio experience by biologist and acclaimed author David
George Haskell, we are invited to be attentive to the songs and
stories that thrum in the air around us. Hearing three billion
years of our planet’s sound evolution—a lineage of language—in the
trills, hoops, barks, bugles, clicks, and pulses of the life around
him, David shares the connection to both deep time and the
more-than-human world that can be found when we tune in to the
Earth’s orchestra. Made entirely of the tiny trembling waves in
air, the fugitive, ephemeral energy that we call sound, this
experience combines human speech with other voices to immerse our
senses and imaginations in the generative, provoking, and unifying
power of sound. If you enjoy this audio story, check out David’s
companion practice, Playful Listening, which invites you to
immerse yourself in the sonic world around you.
And listen to our interview with David, “Listening and
the Crisis of Inattention” on our website. Sign up for our
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