David George Haskell on Preserving The Earth’s Sonic Diversity

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🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

From the roar of wind against mountains and the slam of waves on the shore to early morning birdsong, the sounds that fill our natural world are not only beautiful, they’re at risk, writes biologist David George Haskell in his new book, “Sounds Wild and Broken.” Haskell describes a global sonic landscape that’s threatened by human-induced habitat destruction and noise pollution and warns that by smothering the earth’s many voices, we’re not only imperiling species but losing our connection to the natural world. But by paying attention to sounds both natural and human-created, we can understand what’s at stake — and mobilize to protect it. Haskell joins to share more about our world’s sonic diversity and guide us in listening to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	From KQED in San Francisco, this is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Every vocal species has a distinctive sound. Every place on the globe has an acoustic character made from the unique confluence of this multitude of voices.
0:57.0	That's what David George Haskell writes in his new book Sounds Wild and Broken,
1:01.0	where he marvels at the power and diversity of our sonic landscape and warns that this diversity is at risk.
1:08.0	We'll talk to Haskell about how to really listen to Earth's many voices,
1:11.8	from the sounds of waves to birdsong, and what gets lost when we smother or destroy them.
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1:32.9	I'm Mina Kim.
1:34.7	Sounds.
1:35.6	So many sounds fill our world.
1:37.8	Thank you. Never in the history of earth have been so rich and varied,
1:52.6	writes biologist David George Haskell.
1:55.1	Never has this diversity been so threatened.
1:58.0	We live amid riches and despoliation.
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