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The Sounds of Life
How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants
Book • 2022
Karen Bakker's "The Sounds of Life" explores the revolutionary field of bioacoustics, revealing how digital technology is expanding our understanding of animal and plant communication.
The book details the advancements in hardware and AI that allow scientists to record and analyze sounds previously beyond human perception.
It showcases the surprising complexity of non-human communication, challenging anthropocentric views of intelligence.
Bakker also discusses the ethical implications of this technology and its potential for conservation efforts.
The book ultimately offers a hopeful perspective on how technology can foster a deeper connection with the natural world.
The book details the advancements in hardware and AI that allow scientists to record and analyze sounds previously beyond human perception.
It showcases the surprising complexity of non-human communication, challenging anthropocentric views of intelligence.
Bakker also discusses the ethical implications of this technology and its potential for conservation efforts.
The book ultimately offers a hopeful perspective on how technology can foster a deeper connection with the natural world.
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Mentioned by Sean Carroll in relation to animal and plant communication and its impact on our understanding of consciousness.
AMA | March 2023
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Alexa Permanish
13. The Sounds of Life: Bioacoustics, A.I. and Ethics – with Karen Bakker
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John Thornhill
Can AI help us speak to animals? Part one
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John Thornhill
Can AI help us speak to animals? Part two
