Dream of Birds
What happens when a forest loses its birdsong? Following clues hidden in the sounds birds make while asleep, Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin uncovers a hidden extinction – not of species, but of memory – and sets out to revive vanished melodies before they disappear forever.
TL;DR
- Physicist Gabriel Mindlin studies sleeping birds to uncover lost melodies.
- He discovered an extinction of memory, not species, in birdsong.
- Mindlin aims to revive vanished bird songs.
- He uses 'robot tutors' to teach young birds old melodies.
- Research involves 1960s archives and cutting-edge science.