Sea Songs -- Microbe Data Sound Like Music | Video

917 views · Published 2 October 2012 · 2:22 · Indexed 14 October 2026

Channel: Live Science · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Seasonal data from ocean microbe studies are difficult to visualize. But patterns can emerge by 'sonifying' -- mapping measurements to parameters of audible music. Biologist Peter Larsen, US-DoE Argonne National Lab got some bebop jazzy results.

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