Soundscape: Winter Beach Norway

Winter Beach (2:46) A winter beach in Norway where Ruddy Turnstones forge with Purple Sandpipers. A Hail storm sweeps in and covers the sand with hailstones.  Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Japanese Tea Garden (San Francisco)

Japanese Tea Garden (2:29). This is a pleasant exploration of San Francisco's five acre Japanese tea garden at Golden Gate Park. It is the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: The Hidden Life of Bridges

The Hidden Life Of Bridges (5:30) The Portland, Oregon waterfront was graced with three evenings of images and sounds in a temporary public art installation in September 2011. The installation used a series of microphones attached to the Hawthorne Bridge and was broadcast live over the web and via cellphones. Artists converted the vibrations of bridge traffic into an ever-changing real-time sound composition. 

Soundscape: Rain on Leaves

Rain on Leaves (3:04) This short binaural recording is of a gentle rain falling on leaves recorded in the mountain region of Japan. It is suggested that headphones, or ear buds be used for listening. The imagery is from the area in which the field recording was made.

Soundscape Composition: Prairie Mountain

Prairie Mountain Soundscape (5:43) This work was produced for the 2010 Carnival of e-Creativity, an arts festival in the Himalayan village of Sattal, India. It's a video montage of still photographs created to accompany a composition of field recordings--a sound journey through the evaporation and condensation of Chicago's sound environment, where the audible embodies urban and natural landscapes.

Interview: Hearing sounds from outer space

The sound of space (2:19) Does the universe have a soundtrack? Physicist Janna Levin explains the ideas behind what she calls, the sounds of space. Click2See TED lecture on this topic by Dr. Levin. Source: CNN

Project: Hearing and Pedestrian Safety

iPod Oblivion (3:35) BBC reporter Ian Hardy looks at what is happening in the US related to pedestrians and bicyclists using headphones or earphones to cut off the soundscape to listen to music. The result of this habit has become dangerous for many who can't hear the acoustic environment around them. This video looks at safety issues and awareness campaigns around the world. Source: BBC

Noise Issues: Portsmouth Fines Violators

City Fines Noisy Neighbours (1:47) Huge numbers of complaints about noise, particularly loud music, have prompted the introduction of on the spot fines in Portsmouth, UK. How does the community respond? Click2Read Source: BBC