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National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness. David Biello reports 

Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports 

The long-term winter warming of Russia’s far north has gotten a boost from industrialization. David Biello reports 

Humans are noisy. The National Park Service estimates that all of our whirring, grinding, and revving machines are doubling or even tripling global noise pollution every 30 years. A lot of that noise is negatively affecting wildlife and human health. Maybe that’s why we’re so con ... Show More

Humans are noisy. The National Park Service estimates that all of our whirring, grinding, and revving machines are doubling or even tripling global noise pollution every 30 years. A lot of that noise is negatively affecting wildlife and human health. In this guest episode, the te ... Show More

In this Monday night meditation class, we delve into the concept of listening and silence amidst the constant noise of modern life, especially during the election season. Today’s discussion touches on the various sources of human-made noise and their impact on inner peace, the va ... Show More

What would happen if you took red state rural voters on a walk into the woods with left-wing environmental activists and experimental music fans? Our guest this episode knows the answer. BRIAN HARNETTY is a composer and an interdisciplinary artist using sound and listening to fos ... Show More

<p>Depuis longtemps, les philosophes essaient de déterminer la nature du silence. N'existe-t-il que par rapport au son, dont il serait en quelque sorte l'opposé ? Ou constitue-t-il un son en lui-même, qu'il serait possible d'entendre ?</p><br><p>Des chercheurs ont voulu en avoir ... Show More

Today’s episode is an invitation to settle into the deepest listening and to celebrate what we find when we move beyond the noise of humans. Today, we embark on a meditative listening experience crafted by nature field recordist Nick McMahan. Earlier this year, Nick spent several ... Show More

A scientist asked people to sit in a silent room for 15 minutes. Almost half of them decided to give themselves a painful electric shock instead. What is it about our brains that makes our relationship with silence so strange? And should we learn how to listen to it? This is the ... Show More

Robin Ince and Brian Cox head north for the second time this series, and take residence for one episode in the BBC Philharmonic's headquarters to talk about the science of sound. They are joined by the University of Salford's acoustic expert Professor Trevor Cox, neuroscientist P ... Show More

<p>Forest - Ambient Nature Noise to Sleep</p> 

This episode is ONLY the calming white noise from Episode #149.  This is for those of us who like to use just background noise for falling asleep. Hope this brings some peace and gets rid of some of those distracting noises from outside when trying to quiet our thoughts.Music and ... Show More