Quiet Places in a time of Noise
Quiet places in a time of Noise Gordon Hempton believes there’s a reason why “peace and quiet” is a common phrase. It’s because quiet cultivates peace. Hempton, an acoustic ecologist who’s been recording the sounds of nature for more than 40 years, has witnessed the adverse effects of noise pollution on public health and the […]
Sounds of Nature
The Sounds of Nature Listen to the sounds of raw nature from a live sound recorder in Olympia National Park Click to listen
This Is Your Brain on Nature When we get closer to nature—be it untouched wilderness or a backyard tree—we do our overstressed brains a favor. By Florence Williams
This Is Your Brain on Nature: When we get closer to nature—be it untouched wilderness or a backyard tree—we do our overstressed brains a favor. By Florence Williams WHEN YOU HEAD out to the desert, David Strayer is the kind of man you want behind the wheel. He never texts or talks on the phone while driving. […]