[Applause] before we get started today okay just as
before we get started today okay just as
before we get started today okay just as a spirit of full disclosure Wow well I
a spirit of full disclosure Wow well I
a spirit of full disclosure Wow well I doesn’t really sound like it completely
doesn’t really sound like it completely
doesn’t really sound like it completely right now I’m actually a severe
right now I’m actually a severe
right now I’m actually a severe stutterer and and when I’m speaking to
stutterer and and when I’m speaking to
stutterer and and when I’m speaking to you right now this is very much my
you right now this is very much my
you right now this is very much my artificial speech that’s the product of
artificial speech that’s the product of
artificial speech that’s the product of consciously controlling all the words
consciously controlling all the words
consciously controlling all the words that come out of my mouth
that come out of my mouth
that come out of my mouth okay if I don’t use that control if I
okay if I don’t use that control if I
okay if I don’t use that control if I kind of turn it off inside of my head it
doesn’t doesn’t take very long before I
doesn’t doesn’t take very long before I would do that every three or four words
would do that every three or four words
would do that every three or four words prior to learning the control the the
prior to learning the control the the
prior to learning the control the the only time I could open my mouth without
only time I could open my mouth without
only time I could open my mouth without doing that okay was when I sang because
doing that okay was when I sang because
doing that okay was when I sang because because music circumnavigates this
because music circumnavigates this
because music circumnavigates this particular disability and and has a
particular disability and and has a
particular disability and and has a measurable effect on my brain okay and
measurable effect on my brain okay and
measurable effect on my brain okay and brains of other strugglers and so so for
brains of other strugglers and so so for
brains of other strugglers and so so for me music became very important starting
me music became very important starting
me music became very important starting silence to me as a child but me but and
silence to me as a child but me but and
silence to me as a child but me but and it isolated me like many disabilities
it isolated me like many disabilities
it isolated me like many disabilities often do but music gave me a voice and
often do but music gave me a voice and
often do but music gave me a voice and also gave me a whole bunch of other
also gave me a whole bunch of other
also gave me a whole bunch of other voices to sing weather and and that’s
voices to sing weather and and that’s
voices to sing weather and and that’s part of the reason why I see these
part of the reason why I see these
part of the reason why I see these hidden voices frozen in in the ice at
hidden voices frozen in in the ice at
hidden voices frozen in in the ice at the bottom of the planet it’s it’s why I
the bottom of the planet it’s it’s why I
the bottom of the planet it’s it’s why I seek sort of new ways of listening so
seek sort of new ways of listening so
seek sort of new ways of listening so last year actually just a year ago now I
last year actually just a year ago now I
last year actually just a year ago now I spent 40 days on
spent 40 days on
spent 40 days on Antarctica I was there with the National
Antarctica I was there with the National
Antarctica I was there with the National Science Foundation and my job with the
Science Foundation and my job with the
Science Foundation and my job with the particular science teams I was embedded
particular science teams I was embedded
particular science teams I was embedded with was to learn what they do in to
with was to learn what they do in to
with was to learn what they do in to write music that tells their particular
write music that tells their particular
write music that tells their particular story okay now many people say that
story okay now many people say that
story okay now many people say that visiting Antarctica is the closest
visiting Antarctica is the closest
visiting Antarctica is the closest anyone can get to visiting another
anyone can get to visiting another
anyone can get to visiting another planet without actually leaving ours
planet without actually leaving ours
planet without actually leaving ours okay and and it very much felt like that
okay and and it very much felt like that
okay and and it very much felt like that it’s a place of immense beauty the the
it’s a place of immense beauty the the
it’s a place of immense beauty the the the colors the lines the sounds are
the colors the lines the sounds are
the colors the lines the sounds are gorgeous but but but at the same time
gorgeous but but but at the same time
gorgeous but but but at the same time it’s it’s a place that’s not meant for
it’s it’s a place that’s not meant for
it’s it’s a place that’s not meant for human beings it’s extremely dangerous
human beings it’s extremely dangerous
human beings it’s extremely dangerous it’s a place of terrible beauty and for
it’s a place of terrible beauty and for
it’s a place of terrible beauty and for those of us that that spent our time
those of us that that spent our time
those of us that that spent our time together isolated on the bottom of the
together isolated on the bottom of the
together isolated on the bottom of the planet doing good things we had to
planet doing good things we had to
planet doing good things we had to listen to each other in new ways to
listen to each other in new ways to
listen to each other in new ways to survive we had to listen to the planet
survive we had to listen to the planet
survive we had to listen to the planet in new ways to to survive and to into
in new ways to to survive and to into
in new ways to to survive and to into here these connections that bring us
here these connections that bring us
here these connections that bring us bring us together
bring us together
bring us together okay the in ways that are separated by
okay the in ways that are separated by
okay the in ways that are separated by geography and so many other wags well
geography and so many other wags well
geography and so many other wags well early in the trip I got to visit at the
early in the trip I got to visit at the
early in the trip I got to visit at the top of the mountain where this machine
top of the mountain where this machine
top of the mountain where this machine lives my my friend view he calls it the
lives my my friend view he calls it the
lives my my friend view he calls it the lightning machine
lightning machine
lightning machine it’s actually an ionization detector and
it’s actually an ionization detector and
it’s actually an ionization detector and what it does is that it detects every
what it does is that it detects every
what it does is that it detects every lightning strike on the planet as it
lightning strike on the planet as it
lightning strike on the planet as it happens in real time okay and so in the
happens in real time okay and so in the
happens in real time okay and so in the picture here you can see those lightning
picture here you can see those lightning
picture here you can see those lightning strikes being registered on on the
strikes being registered on on the
strikes being registered on on the graphs visually okay
graphs visually okay
graphs visually okay but of course they also had an audio
but of course they also had an audio
but of course they also had an audio feed and every lightning strike was like
feed and every lightning strike was like
feed and every lightning strike was like a pop and so as I was standing there at
a pop and so as I was standing there at
a pop and so as I was standing there at any moment of the day it was like
any moment of the day it was like
any moment of the day it was like listening to popcorn popping in on my
listening to popcorn popping in on my
listening to popcorn popping in on my for life because because one lightning
for life because because one lightning
for life because because one lightning strike might have been in Rochester the
strike might have been in Rochester the
strike might have been in Rochester the other one might have been in Bangkok but
other one might have been in Bangkok but
other one might have been in Bangkok but I was hearing them right next to each
I was hearing them right next to each
I was hearing them right next to each other the actual sound coming out of the
other the actual sound coming out of the
other the actual sound coming out of the speaker wasn’t all that nice to listen
speaker wasn’t all that nice to listen
speaker wasn’t all that nice to listen to there’s a lot of feedback there that
to there’s a lot of feedback there that
to there’s a lot of feedback there that is in the electronic kind of you know
is in the electronic kind of you know
is in the electronic kind of you know production of sound but that being said
production of sound but that being said
production of sound but that being said it was beautiful to listen to the whole
it was beautiful to listen to the whole
it was beautiful to listen to the whole planet sing together there was another
planet sing together there was another
planet sing together there was another way of looking at the beauty of what I
way of looking at the beauty of what I
way of looking at the beauty of what I was listening to not just the raw sound
was listening to not just the raw sound
was listening to not just the raw sound and I think that that that gets at the
and I think that that that gets at the
and I think that that that gets at the heart of what we do as hearing people is
heart of what we do as hearing people is
heart of what we do as hearing people is that our sound a sound environment tells
that our sound a sound environment tells
that our sound a sound environment tells us where our places it helps us
us where our places it helps us
us where our places it helps us understand where our place is in any
understand where our place is in any
understand where our place is in any given moment one of the one of the great
given moment one of the one of the great
given moment one of the one of the great moments here was that was that if you
moments here was that was that if you
moments here was that was that if you looked at me and said well you’re a
looked at me and said well you’re a
looked at me and said well you’re a musician can you hear anything else in
musician can you hear anything else in
musician can you hear anything else in in the audio feed so we spent some time
in the audio feed so we spent some time
in the audio feed so we spent some time and I heard a couple things and suddenly
and I heard a couple things and suddenly
and I heard a couple things and suddenly I realized that musical listening was
I realized that musical listening was
I realized that musical listening was something that mattered to scientist it
something that mattered to scientist it
something that mattered to scientist it mattered in this isolated outpost at the
mattered in this isolated outpost at the
mattered in this isolated outpost at the bottom of the planet so what is musical
bottom of the planet so what is musical
bottom of the planet so what is musical listening anyway okay
listening anyway okay
listening anyway okay we watched musician on the stage maybe
we watched musician on the stage maybe
we watched musician on the stage maybe see them doing their thing but musicians
see them doing their thing but musicians
see them doing their thing but musicians don’t only listen to themselves on the
don’t only listen to themselves on the
don’t only listen to themselves on the stage they listen to their relationship
stage they listen to their relationship
stage they listen to their relationship to other musicians they listen they
to other musicians they listen they
to other musicians they listen they listen to the the the connection with
listen to the the the connection with
listen to the the the connection with the audience they listen to the the
the audience they listen to the the
the audience they listen to the the acoustics of the room that they’re in
acoustics of the room that they’re in
acoustics of the room that they’re in and the midst of all these layers of
and the midst of all these layers of
and the midst of all these layers of sophisticated listening that a musician
sophisticated listening that a musician
sophisticated listening that a musician does that there’s this ongoing drama
does that there’s this ongoing drama
does that there’s this ongoing drama okay that connects us all between
okay that connects us all between
okay that connects us all between consonance and dissonance and it’s a
consonance and dissonance and it’s a
consonance and dissonance and it’s a drama that’s measurable by musical
drama that’s measurable by musical
drama that’s measurable by musical frequencies okay we don’t have to
frequencies okay we don’t have to
frequencies okay we don’t have to measure them
measure them
measure them right now but he will sing them right
right now but he will sing them right
right now but he will sing them right now okay yes yes you have some work to
now okay yes yes you have some work to
now okay yes yes you have some work to do here okay okay everybody sing this
do here okay okay everybody sing this
do here okay okay everybody sing this note for me sing keep going keep going
note for me sing keep going keep going
note for me sing keep going keep going keep going because as you sing that out
keep going because as you sing that out
keep going because as you sing that out I can sing this one or this one or this
I can sing this one or this one or this
I can sing this one or this one or this one all those notes are in consonants
one all those notes are in consonants
one all those notes are in consonants with each other right but of course
with each other right but of course
with each other right but of course there’s other ways in which we interact
there’s other ways in which we interact
there’s other ways in which we interact with each other
with each other
with each other there’s dissonance not only consonants
there’s dissonance not only consonants
there’s dissonance not only consonants so sing that note again and I sing you
so sing that note again and I sing you
so sing that note again and I sing you really want me to chain to okay because
really want me to chain to okay because
really want me to chain to okay because because we we thrive on this connection
because we we thrive on this connection
because we we thrive on this connection with consonance and dissonance that
with consonance and dissonance that
with consonance and dissonance that music is such a great metaphor for and
music is such a great metaphor for and
music is such a great metaphor for and and so it’s what I found was that being
and so it’s what I found was that being
and so it’s what I found was that being a musician at the bottom the planet was
a musician at the bottom the planet was
a musician at the bottom the planet was was a new way of looking at the way in
was a new way of looking at the way in
was a new way of looking at the way in which we interact okay with this
which we interact okay with this
which we interact okay with this beautiful part of the world scientists
beautiful part of the world scientists
beautiful part of the world scientists and musicians are both professional
and musicians are both professional
and musicians are both professional listeners we cannot separate them okay
listeners we cannot separate them okay
listeners we cannot separate them okay both scientists and musicians use their
both scientists and musicians use their
both scientists and musicians use their skills and their technology to extend
skills and their technology to extend
skills and their technology to extend the senses of what we normally use in
the senses of what we normally use in
the senses of what we normally use in everyday life to visit new worlds
everyday life to visit new worlds
everyday life to visit new worlds whether they’re microworlds or macro
whether they’re microworlds or macro
whether they’re microworlds or macro roles and then they come back and they
roles and then they come back and they
roles and then they come back and they invite the rest of us into that world
invite the rest of us into that world
invite the rest of us into that world okay and so and so that there’s a lot of
okay and so and so that there’s a lot of
okay and so and so that there’s a lot of connections between the work of the
connections between the work of the
connections between the work of the scientists and the work of the musician
scientists and the work of the musician
scientists and the work of the musician well inviting you into part of my world
well inviting you into part of my world
well inviting you into part of my world in Antarctica I was
in Antarctica I was
in Antarctica I was – yes one of those tents was mine okay
– yes one of those tents was mine okay
– yes one of those tents was mine okay we we we lived out there okay for a
we we we lived out there okay for a
we we we lived out there okay for a couple weeks okay working together with
couple weeks okay working together with
couple weeks okay working together with a science team from UC San Diego the
a science team from UC San Diego the
a science team from UC San Diego the Ross Ice Shelf is about a kilometer
Ross Ice Shelf is about a kilometer
Ross Ice Shelf is about a kilometer thick and has the landmass that equals
thick and has the landmass that equals
thick and has the landmass that equals roughly the size of the country of
roughly the size of the country of
roughly the size of the country of France
France
France okay and when you’re out there first of
okay and when you’re out there first of
okay and when you’re out there first of all there’s no there’s no topography so
all there’s no there’s no topography so
all there’s no there’s no topography so there’s no way of knowing which way is
there’s no way of knowing which way is
there’s no way of knowing which way is north south east or west in this picture
north south east or west in this picture
north south east or west in this picture you can see that the sky actually blends
you can see that the sky actually blends
you can see that the sky actually blends into the snow so you really don’t even
into the snow so you really don’t even
into the snow so you really don’t even know what is up and what is down it is
know what is up and what is down it is
know what is up and what is down it is called yesterday camp because to fly
called yesterday camp because to fly
called yesterday camp because to fly from McMurdo Station you cross the
from McMurdo Station you cross the
from McMurdo Station you cross the International Dateline and so you really
International Dateline and so you really
International Dateline and so you really don’t know what day that you’re actually
don’t know what day that you’re actually
don’t know what day that you’re actually in it and then you combine that with the
in it and then you combine that with the
in it and then you combine that with the fact that it is the Antarctic summer and
fact that it is the Antarctic summer and
fact that it is the Antarctic summer and the Sun never sets it just as a circle
the Sun never sets it just as a circle
the Sun never sets it just as a circle in the sky so you cannot tell what day
in the sky so you cannot tell what day
in the sky so you cannot tell what day what what time of the day it is whether
what what time of the day it is whether
what what time of the day it is whether it’s in the middle of the afternoon or
it’s in the middle of the afternoon or
it’s in the middle of the afternoon or the middle of the night and so our
the middle of the night and so our
the middle of the night and so our senses are deceived of the normal ways
senses are deceived of the normal ways
senses are deceived of the normal ways that we perceive our place in the world
that we perceive our place in the world
that we perceive our place in the world is shattered and so we need some other
is shattered and so we need some other
is shattered and so we need some other ways to find our place the team that I
ways to find our place the team that I
ways to find our place the team that I was working with and put seismographs in
was working with and put seismographs in
was working with and put seismographs in the ice for two years okay
the ice for two years okay
the ice for two years okay measuring the movement of the ice as if
measuring the movement of the ice as if
measuring the movement of the ice as if as it responds to the water underneath
as it responds to the water underneath
as it responds to the water underneath now I said it’s an ice shelf right okay
now I said it’s an ice shelf right okay
now I said it’s an ice shelf right okay which means that it’s a kilometer thick
which means that it’s a kilometer thick
which means that it’s a kilometer thick chunk of ice with water underneath that
chunk of ice with water underneath that
chunk of ice with water underneath that no land and so because of that what
no land and so because of that what
no land and so because of that what happens is that is that anything that
happens is that is that anything that
happens is that is that anything that happens anywhere else on the planet
happens anywhere else on the planet
happens anywhere else on the planet reverberates with the Ross Ice Shelf
reverberates with the Ross Ice Shelf
reverberates with the Ross Ice Shelf it’s kind of like okay when I play
it’s kind of like okay when I play
it’s kind of like okay when I play guitar if I reach
guitar if I reach
guitar if I reach and I what’s the string of the guitar
and I what’s the string of the guitar
and I what’s the string of the guitar there’s a vibration that comes from that
there’s a vibration that comes from that
there’s a vibration that comes from that string that vibration translates into
string that vibration translates into
string that vibration translates into the wooden box of the guitar the
the wooden box of the guitar the
the wooden box of the guitar the vibrations of the would translate into
vibrations of the would translate into
vibrations of the would translate into the air creates sound waves that travel
the air creates sound waves that travel
the air creates sound waves that travel to your eardrums your eardrum resonates
to your eardrums your eardrum resonates
to your eardrums your eardrum resonates sympathetically with that sound and then
sympathetically with that sound and then
sympathetically with that sound and then translates that information into your
translates that information into your
translates that information into your brain for the Ross Ice Shelf what
brain for the Ross Ice Shelf what
brain for the Ross Ice Shelf what happens is that if you have a store in
happens is that if you have a store in
happens is that if you have a store in the North Atlantic or you have a tsunami
the North Atlantic or you have a tsunami
the North Atlantic or you have a tsunami in Japan the waves that travel through
in Japan the waves that travel through
in Japan the waves that travel through the water travel all the way to the ice
the water travel all the way to the ice
the water travel all the way to the ice shelf and it heats it up it sucks it
shelf and it heats it up it sucks it
shelf and it heats it up it sucks it down it creates waves within it and so
down it creates waves within it and so
down it creates waves within it and so and so the ice shelf is this thing that
and so the ice shelf is this thing that
and so the ice shelf is this thing that resonates with the movement of the rest
resonates with the movement of the rest
resonates with the movement of the rest of the planet and is very much an
of the planet and is very much an
of the planet and is very much an indicator of ongoing ongoing events of
indicator of ongoing ongoing events of
indicator of ongoing ongoing events of planet change
planet change
planet change we can’t down there our feet were on
we can’t down there our feet were on
we can’t down there our feet were on that ice which meant that even though
that ice which meant that even though
that ice which meant that even though our feet could not perceive it we were
our feet could not perceive it we were
our feet could not perceive it we were still resonating with the rest of the
still resonating with the rest of the
still resonating with the rest of the planet as those infant gravity waves
planet as those infant gravity waves
planet as those infant gravity waves traveled from everywhere through the
traveled from everywhere through the
traveled from everywhere through the water through the ice through our feet
water through the ice through our feet
water through the ice through our feet and into awesome
so what could exactly seismographs a
so what could exactly seismographs a whole buncha numbers okay
whole buncha numbers okay
whole buncha numbers okay some folks are intimidated by lists of
some folks are intimidated by lists of
some folks are intimidated by lists of numbers okay what we said earlier with
numbers okay what we said earlier with
numbers okay what we said earlier with the whitening machine the audio feed was
the whitening machine the audio feed was
the whitening machine the audio feed was not particularly beautiful but you could
not particularly beautiful but you could
not particularly beautiful but you could look at it a new way and find the beauty
look at it a new way and find the beauty
look at it a new way and find the beauty of connection here very much the same
of connection here very much the same
of connection here very much the same thing hard to look at lists of numbers
thing hard to look at lists of numbers
thing hard to look at lists of numbers okay and and to feel feel that that sort
okay and and to feel feel that that sort
okay and and to feel feel that that sort of beauty okay
of beauty okay
of beauty okay not necessarily something that radiates
not necessarily something that radiates
not necessarily something that radiates beauty well scientists turned those
beauty well scientists turned those
beauty well scientists turned those numbers into pictures that are beautiful
numbers into pictures that are beautiful
numbers into pictures that are beautiful graphs and charts musicians turned those
graphs and charts musicians turned those
graphs and charts musicians turned those these lists of numbers into melodies and
these lists of numbers into melodies and
these lists of numbers into melodies and harmonies and so this is this is a short
harmonies and so this is this is a short
harmonies and so this is this is a short clip of some sonification a mathematical
clip of some sonification a mathematical
clip of some sonification a mathematical process of turning these lists of
process of turning these lists of
process of turning these lists of numbers into into music a new piece of
numbers into into music a new piece of
numbers into into music a new piece of my fault tremble will clip from it your
my fault tremble will clip from it your
my fault tremble will clip from it your melody but in the background you’ll hear
melody but in the background you’ll hear
melody but in the background you’ll hear these waves of sana five notes each one
these waves of sana five notes each one
these waves of sana five notes each one of those notes comes from from a a
of those notes comes from from a a
of those notes comes from from a a number on this on this particular chart
so so it’s a brief little glimpse into
so so it’s a brief little glimpse into into things that that that that we as
into things that that that that we as
into things that that that that we as listeners have to ask the question okay
listeners have to ask the question okay
listeners have to ask the question okay our eyes are used to analyzing things we
our eyes are used to analyzing things we
our eyes are used to analyzing things we do that all the time with numbers and
do that all the time with numbers and
do that all the time with numbers and graphs and charts
graphs and charts
graphs and charts our ears are built more for
our ears are built more for
our ears are built more for understanding our place in the world
understanding our place in the world
understanding our place in the world okay understanding our place in the
okay understanding our place in the
okay understanding our place in the moment where we happen to be where we’re
moment where we happen to be where we’re
moment where we happen to be where we’re listening to sounds around us in the
listening to sounds around us in the
listening to sounds around us in the unfolding world of climate change I
unfolding world of climate change I
unfolding world of climate change I think that that we need our scientists
think that that we need our scientists
think that that we need our scientists out there to help us understand the
out there to help us understand the
out there to help us understand the facts better but we can also invest our
facts better but we can also invest our
facts better but we can also invest our artists and our musicians into reminding
artists and our musicians into reminding
artists and our musicians into reminding us of how we are connected so to find
us of how we are connected so to find
us of how we are connected so to find those ways in which the the the waves
those ways in which the the the waves
those ways in which the the the waves and the resonance of the planet
and the resonance of the planet
and the resonance of the planet resonates with our own life in a world
resonates with our own life in a world
resonates with our own life in a world where everybody talks all the time
where everybody talks all the time
where everybody talks all the time we can all listen better and I think
we can all listen better and I think
we can all listen better and I think that that that if we if we’ve step
that that that if we if we’ve step
that that that if we if we’ve step forward we listen more deeply there’s
forward we listen more deeply there’s
forward we listen more deeply there’s there’s a chance that that we can find a
there’s a chance that that we can find a
there’s a chance that that we can find a new place for us in the world
new place for us in the world
new place for us in the world undo place in an increasingly connected
undo place in an increasingly connected
undo place in an increasingly connected world thank you so much
world thank you so much
world thank you so much [Applause]
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