Seeing Silence - The Beauty of the World's Most Quiet Places
Offered By: The Aspen Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the auditory richness of Earth's most remote and silent places in this 47-minute talk from the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival. Delve into the experiences of photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride and conservationist Kristine Tompkins as they discuss the sublime notes of nature found in locations like Mount Everest and the Nile. Discover the importance of preserving these vanishing quiet spaces, and gain insights into what it's like to stand where few humans have been before. Learn about the beauty of silence and its significance in our increasingly noisy world through this thought-provoking conversation that challenges our perception of sound and silence in nature.
Syllabus
Seeing Silence: The Beauty of the World's Most Quiet Places
Taught by
The Aspen Institute
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