Listening to the sound of data
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 5m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
A professor turns data into sound.
When you think of research you probably think of graphs, charts and spreadsheets, but what about sound? Professor Mark Ballora from Penn State’s School of Music is discovering the world of sonification and turning data into sound.
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Listening to the sound of data
Clip: Season 4 Episode 11 | 5m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
When you think of research you probably think of graphs, charts and spreadsheets, but what about sound? Professor Mark Ballora from Penn State’s School of Music is discovering the world of sonification and turning data into sound.
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