About this episode
Lang Elliott discusses the development of an app to help hear high-pitched bird songs despite hearing loss.
For years, nature recordist Lang Elliott came up with clever ways to hear high-pitched bird songs despite his high-frequency hearing loss. Lang teamed up with a programmer to develop an app called Hear Birds Again. Currently it’s only available for iPhones, but it’s able to take high-pitch bird
Topics covered
- bird songs
- hearing loss
- mobile app
- nature recording
- technology
Keywords
- bird songs
- high-pitched
- hearing loss
- nature recordist
- mobile app
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Hear Birds Again
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