Plants That Listen (and some that sing)

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered what your dog or cat would say to you if they could talk? How about your plant? In this episode we explore the world of bioacoustics and cognitive ecology. Featuring MIDI Sprout creator, Joe Patitucci, and ecologist, Monica Gagliano, who is the author of Thus Spoke the Plant. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound, and hosted by Dallas Taylor. Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. Watch our video shorts on YouTube, and join the discussion on Reddit and Facebook. Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Check out Data Garden’s plant music at datagarden.org. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/plantsthatsing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
0:38.6	I'm Dallas Taylor.
0:44.2	Many of us keep plants in our home.
0:46.5	We give them water and sunlight, and then pretty much leave them alone.
0:50.0	But some people form a deeper relationship with their plants.
0:53.6	They give them names and treat them like they're part of the family.
0:57.0	They may even sing to them.
0:59.0	Of course, plants don't sing back.
1:01.2	Or do they?
1:02.9	Actually, the music you're hearing right now
1:05.4	was composed entirely from the bio data of plants. Welcome to a special exhibition recording of Data Garden Quartet, recorded live at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1:19.0	The music you were about to listen to was generated by four living plants.
1:24.2	On lead synthesizer, a philodendron.
1:34.3	On rhythm turn generator, sheffler number one. Bass synthesizer, shefferal number two.
1:40.3	Controlling ambience and effects, snake plant.
1:47.0	Wait a second.
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