For COP16 held in Cali, Colombia back in October 2024, a team of scientist and musicians went an 
expedition to nature reserves across the country to sample the cries and calls of forty-one species of native birds, moneys and whales and transform the cacophony of animals sounds of one of the most biologically diverse places in the world into a natural version of the stirring national anthem, adapted from a 1850 poem set to music to celebrate the dissolution of Gran Colombia and the emergence of the independent nations of Colombia and Panama, whose lyrics unfortunately don’t reference this abundance of wildlife but do mention centaurs and the Battle of Thermopylae. Read more about its making and the environment of the host country from Smithsonian magazine at the link above.
synchronoptica
one year ago: Eastern European vintage animation (with synchronoptica) plus the passage of different units of time
seven years ago: surveying 1950s Americans about the Cold War, unfolding tweetstorms, US dispensaries making their own generic versions of drugs plus Brexit commemorate stamps
eight years ago: defeating an internet censorship bill but speech is still under assault, psychic warriors plus legislating and/or
nine years ago: teletext pages plus the carillon of Oslo’s city hall honours recently departed musicians
ten years ago: Marilyn Monroe building drones plus AI card tricks
