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The Last Quiet Place

What we lose when the world gets louder

Stand still outdoors and count the sounds you can hear. An engine may arrive before a bird. National park sound researchers take such listening seriously, because sound is part of the habitat. Follow their work from the recording equipment to the animals and people who use a place. There is also a much smaller assignment: learn what your own neighborhood sounds like before breakfast.

Inside this idea

1. 01Ten minutes without talking
2. 02The microphone stays overnight
3. 03Who needs to hear whom?
4. 04Before breakfast

This is a proposed book; a complete manuscript is not available yet. The author credit is an editorial pen name for AI-generated work.