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Over four years, researchers from TERC, COSI\u2019s Center for Research and Evaluation and Northwestern University, together with artists, acoustic ecologists and educators, recorded hundreds of hours of audio in zoos, parks, botanical gardens and science centers, and asked about a thousand visitors what they heard and how it made them feel: energized, curious, peaceful, or uneasy. There is a lot to hear. Take the team\u2019s soundwalk through the study sites, read the papers, and try the tools the research produced. Events, guides and activities are under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/outreach\/\">Outreach<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0.9375rem\"><a href=\"#soundwalk\">Soundscapes and Intention<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#papers\">Papers &amp; presentations<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#tools\">Research tools<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#further-reading\">Further reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:64px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c540b680 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0054db45 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Start here \u00b7 StoryMap for educators and designers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"soundwalk\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Soundscapes and Intention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take a soundwalk with the research team through the places they studied: a conservatory, a science center, a zoo and a park. Along the way, hear what visitors noticed, what calmed or unsettled them, and what that means for anyone who designs a space where people learn. By TERC, COSI and Northwestern University researchers \u00b7 April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/524a843e6a3a473baa23c44462f57a1e\" style=\"border-width:1.5px;border-radius:999px;padding-top:14px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;font-weight:600\">Open the StoryMap<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/soundscapes-intention.jpg\" alt=\"Glass sculptures among the plants at Franklin Park Conservatory, the first stop on the Soundscapes and Intention soundwalk\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f6f9;padding-top:72px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68ccfe2b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"papers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Papers &amp; presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the first study of its kind, Sound Travels has a lot to share, and the team has been taking it on the road: to colleagues in informal learning, acoustics, anthropology, and zoos and aquariums. Papers and conference talks are listed first, then the project\u2019s own reports and briefs. Most open as a PDF. Analysis is ongoing, so check back as new papers from COSI\u2019s Center for Research and Evaluation are added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">PAPER \u00b7 APPLIED ACOUSTICS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apacoust.2026.111493\">Constructing soundscapes: soundscape optimization and self-directed learning in outdoor environments<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hanbing Liang, University of Wisconsin-Madison \u00b7 Applied Acoustics 255 (2027) 111493<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">CONFERENCE PRESENTATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/Bang-whoosh-roooaarrrr-AZA-2026-slides.pdf\">Bang, whoosh, roooaarrrr! Ways sound affects learners at zoos and aquariums<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AZA 2026 Annual Conference \u00b7 September 30, 2026 \u00b7 Laura Weiss, Danielle Ross, Kelly Riedinger, Grayson Ponti and Joe E. Heimlich \u00b7 Slides (PDF)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">CONFERENCE PRESENTATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitorstudies.org\/images\/VSA_2022_Session_Abstracts.pdf\">Unpacking the CRaTE: measuring visitors\u2019 cultural relationships and topical exploration<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitor Studies Association \u00b7 Omaha, NE \u00b7 July 12, 2022 \u00b7 Laura Weiss &amp; Dolly Hayde \u00b7 Session abstract, pp. 6\u20137<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">CONFERENCE PRESENTATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Sound-Travels-ASA-24-Hayde.pdf\">The sound of culture: exploring acoustical features of sounds perceived in free-choice learning environments<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acoustical Society of America \u00b7 November 19, 2024 \u00b7 Donnelley Hayde<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">CONFERENCE PRESENTATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Hayde-Meyer-SfAA-2024.pdf\">Sound Travels research and its premise<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Society for Applied Anthropology \u00b7 2024 \u00b7 Hayde &amp; Meyer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">RESEARCH BRIEF<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/08\/ST-research-brief-JRM-LEW-1.pdf\">Sound Travels: visitor research update<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key ideas from visitor-focused data collection in project Year 2 \u00b7 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">REPORT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Sound-Circles-Report-Final.pdf\">Identifying, perceiving, and understanding sound<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How informal educators on the project described sounds<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">REPORT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Sound-Travels-Memo-report-Y1-In-Person-Site-Visits.pdf\">Learning from site visits<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Observations from visits to a botanic garden, science center, zoo and park \u00b7 Year 1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">REPORT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/03\/Sound-Travels-Y2-data-map-analysis-12.20.24.pdf\">Data maps<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relationships of interest among categories and constructs in the data set \u00b7 Year 2, December 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group st-card has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#dce3ea;border-width:1px;border-radius:20px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">WORKSHEET<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/Sound-Approaches-Worksheet.pdf\">Sounds in your program or exhibit<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the AZA 2026 session: list the sounds in your program or exhibit by type, choose an approach for each, and say why \u00b7 PDF<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:72px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2e7f5e7b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 id=\"tools\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Research tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Crowdsourcing emotional responses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#495057\">Two ways to try the research yourself: rate how the sounds the team recorded make you feel, or build a soundscape and test your own focus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:40px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-878324a3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#1e73be;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Research survey and tool \u00b7 Sound and emotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Where does your soundscape live in emotional space?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to recordings from the study sites and place each one on the circumplex, from calm to energized and from unpleasant to pleasant. Then see how your ratings compare with others\u2019 ratings. Designers can run their own exhibit mockups through it before and after a redesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Help with data collection.<\/strong> Every survey response makes the predictive tool more robust. Type TEST when prompted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shanahdt.github.io\/sound-travels-circumplex\" style=\"border-radius:999px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#1e73be;padding-top:14px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;font-weight:600\">Take the survey<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/shanahdt.github.io\/sound-travels-circumplex\/sotra_emotion_demo_cosi.html\" style=\"border-width:1.5px;border-radius:999px;padding-top:14px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;font-weight:600\">Open the tool<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/circumplex.png\" alt=\"The arousal\u2013valence circumplex: energized to calm, unpleasant to pleasant\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#1e73be;padding-top:72px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68ccfe2b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80408f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terc.edu\/soundtravels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/where-you-focus.jpg\" alt=\"Where You Focus app: build a soundscape that helps you focus\" style=\"border-radius:20px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"st-kicker has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#bfe6ff;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase\">Research tool \u00b7 Where You Focus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Can you focus here?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build a spatial soundscape you could focus in and rate how each sound makes you feel. Then step into a painted bunting\u2019s world and turn sounds down until you can hear its mating call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/how-do-you-like-to-focus.web.app\/\" style=\"border-radius:999px;color:#1e73be;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:14px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;font-weight:600\">Try Where You Focus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" id=\"further-reading\" style=\"background-color:#f3f6f9;padding-top:72px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:72px;padding-left:32px;font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.65\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68ccfe2b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2\">Further reading and listening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sound Travels leaders have published on ecology, acoustics, and music and its impact. Here are some of our favorite resources beyond the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">For exhibit designers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sound Advice: Acoustic Considerations for Museum Design<\/strong> (Weatherhead, 2007). Start with a sonic map, and plan on at least four players: exhibit designer, acoustics engineer, A\/V or multimedia designer, and museum leader.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The trap of natural soundscapes.<\/strong> Visitors to \u201cSugar from the Sun\u201d went looking for the recorded insects and birds, and began questioning whether the experience was real (Gyllenhaal, 2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Language and emotion.<\/strong> \u201cCoast to Cactus in Southern California\u201d used Spanish, English and Spanglish. Hearing a first language may distract from STEM concepts but deepen the intent to return.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whose sounds get collected?<\/strong> Tourle (2017) argues that the crowd-sourced \u201cSounds of Our Shores\u201d favored pleasant natural sounds and erased soundscapes of protest and working-class life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Models for engagement:<\/strong> \u201cVirtual Museum: Reconnecting to the Natural Heritage\u201d (Boulder, CO) and \u201cThe Affective Geography of Silence: Towards a Museum of Natural Quiet.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Acoustic ecology and listening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfae.net\">World Forum for Acoustic Ecology<\/a>, including its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfae.net\/conference2023.html\">2023 conference<\/a> with the Atlantic Center for the Arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldlisteningproject.org\/world-listening-day-2022-listening-across-boundaries\/\">World Listening Day<\/a>, held each July 18, R. Murray Schafer\u2019s birthday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwsae.org\/workshop-on-listening-across-boundaries-world-listening-day-2022\/\">Listening Across Boundaries<\/a>, a 2022 Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology workshop recording, with AudioMoth tips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A tribute to Schafer on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopn.org\/programs\/flight-risk\/\">Flight Risk<\/a> (KOPN), with Hildegard Westerkamp and Eric Leonardson, also archived on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.otherminds.org\/mfom\/\">Music From Other Minds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openacousticdevices.info\/audiomoth\">AudioMoth<\/a>, an open-source acoustic monitor for wildlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kids.frontiersin.org\/collections\/17985\/a-world-of-sound\">A World of Sound<\/a>, short articles from the International Year of Sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Parks and natural 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