Talking Turtles and Singing Ice: Listening to the More-than-Human World in an Age of Distraction

Listening has always been central to human survival. We’ve evolved to tune in to each other, but also the sounds of our places, the voices of other animals, rhythms of seasons and weather. But today, amid the political polarization and digital distractions of our time, many of us move through our days hearing nothing but human-made sounds: pinging phones, shouting televisions, the nonstop noise of our machines. Audio journalist and former Ted Scripps Fellow Amy Martin has spent the last ten years pushing back against this sonic isolation, turning the microphone toward our planet-mates — and the planet itself — on her Peabody Award-winning podcast, Threshold. In this talk, she’ll share some of her adventures from the field and make the case that listening to the more-than-human world is more essential to our survival than ever.

Please join the Center for Environmental Journalism for our 6th Annual Ackland Lecture in Environmental Journalism. All are welcome to join us for a welcome reception at 6 p.m., followed by the lecture at 7 p.m. This will be held in the CASE Auditorium and is free and open to the public.