What do pile drivers, sirens, and pecking pigeons have in common? They’re all sounds being cataloged by a citizen science project in New York.

Click above to listen to Part 1 of The Ears Have It, featuring Mark Cartwright and Chalie Mydlarz, both Research Assistant Professors at New York University’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, discussing the Sounds of New York City or SONYC project, which aims to understand and address noise pollution in New York and beyond.

The Ears Have It:
Part 1: Cartwright & Mydlarz / SONYC
Part 2: David Owen / Deafening World
Part 3: Jeff Podos / Bellowing Bellbird
Part 4: Steve Simpson / Environmental Audio

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