The last places without human sounds (w/ Matt Mikkelsen)

How to Be a Better Human by TED

Aug 24, 202643:27Education

What is natural sound in an increasingly noisy world? asks sound recordist and audio engineer Matt Mikkelsen. Matt travels the world recording natural sounds in places where you can’t hear anything made by humans: no pla...

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