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Earth Day Project Collecting 1 Million Different Sounds From Our Beautiful, Bustling Planet

Earth Day Project Collecting 1 Million Different Sounds From Our Beautiful, Bustling Planet | Human Interest | Scoop.it
On Earth Day, take a moment to listen to the world around you and participate in scientific research by helping to map the sounds of the planet.

Purdue University ecologist Bryan Pijanowski is asking people all over the world to record audio of ...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, April 22, 2014 3:53 PM


Pijanowski and his team created mobile phone applications designed to capture soundscapes and store them in a database for research, as well as preserving natural sounds for future generations to come. The project is designed to capture up to 1 million sound recordings from all over the planet.


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Designs of the Year 2014 shortlist announced

Designs of the Year 2014 shortlist announced | Human Interest | Scoop.it

The Design Museum in London has announced 76 nominations for Designs of the Year 2014, including a floating school in a Nigerian lagoon (pictured), a table that weighs just nine kilograms and a mobile phone made of detachable blocks.

 

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Learning Never Stops: 50 websites that help make learning science fun

Learning Never Stops: 50 websites that help make learning science fun | Human Interest | Scoop.it

Via Kathleen Cercone, Pippa Davies @PippaDavies
Ness Crouch's curator insight, March 29, 2014 11:51 PM

A great list of sites! I've found some new ones to add to my resource list.