How the Pandemic Is Teaching Us to Listen to Nature
One of the defining aspects of modern life is our inability to hear the sounds of nature due to noise pollution. But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the world have remarked that they\u2019re hearing birds and other creatures more clearly than ever before. This includes professional listeners like Chris Watson, the legendary field recordist who for decades has captured the sounds of wildlife heard in David Attenborough\u2019s films, including The Green Planet, which will premier in 2022. As Watson points out, the moment noise pollution stops, the problem goes away. But this period of relative global silence we\u2019re experiencing right now is temporary, and something we should all take advantage of. \u201cMost of our time, in much of our lives, we spend time blocking out sound simply to get through the day,\u201d he says. But if we open our ears, \u201cWe can easily train ourselves to be good listeners.\u201d\n\n\n\n\nThis episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Feetures, socks that help you perform at your best. See for yourself why Feetures has become the number one running sock in America. Outside Podcast listeners receive $10 off your first pair. Go to\xa0feetures.com\xa0and enter the code \u201coutside\u201d\xa0at checkout.