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Actuality, by Marketplace and Quartz

Sonification

Sabri Ben-Achour Sep 4, 2015
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Actuality, by Marketplace and Quartz

Sonification

Sabri Ben-Achour Sep 4, 2015
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This week, Actuality plugs into the weird world of sonification — making data into sound. Pythagoras tried to do it with cosmic spheres. Today, sonification pioneers are making music from climate change and cheeseburger data. Plus, can you be allergic to Wi-Fi, and is that a disability?



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