Sound Ledger¹ (Aphex, Birds, More Birds)

50,000: Estimated number of downloads of Aphex Twin–designed sampling software, Samplebrain, between its September 25 release and October 12.

42%: Percentage of birds in a contested Indian public park “likely affected by vehicular noise pollution”

1.53: The number of times more that life satisfaction is raised by a 10% increase in bird species diversity than by a proportional rise in income

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¹Footnotes

Aphex: post.lurk.org/@nebogeo. India: indiatimes.com. Satisfaction: nature.com.