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In search of Silence

Over 600 km on the Out of Eden Walk with two-time Pulitzer prize winning journalist and National Geographic fellow Paul Salopek, I was acutely aware of the nature of sound. This essay, published on the Walk’s website, explores my aural relationship with the walked landscape.

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On the Out of Eden Walk, we have a rich complement of […] sounds. Of all the things I expected to take away from the walk, I did not expect this: a craving for silence, a keener appreciation for the nature of sound, a heightened sensitivity to metal striking metal, motors, beeps. A sentiment bordering on misophonia.



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