Jérôme Souer
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Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
Silence is the absence of any vibration. But this kind of absolute silence does not really exist outdoor on the earth because there is always some sound, some noise, because there is always some movement. And as soon as there is some movement, some life, there is some sound. This is a kind of natural silence. Mostly it's actually
Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
A situation when there is no noise due to human machines like our cars or planes, and where you can perceive the sounds of other living organisms like birds, or the sounds of insects, of frogs, toads, or maybe just the sound of the wind through the leaves. The signs I evoke at the beginning of the book, which is signs that you can meet where you are in the mountains during the winter.
Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
Because of the snow, you have very specific acoustic conditions because most of the sun is absorbed. You still have some birds that are active or some animals that move through the forest or through the mountains.
Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
Silence in nature can be good because it's a restless situation where you can actually think, decrease your stress, but in some way can be very stressful when you're in a situation where there is no sound at all. That means that there is no life around. During the pandemic, we stopped to move mostly. So we stopped our machines. So the soundscape, in particular in cities, was completely different.
Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
As soon as there is some movement, some life, there is some sound. So absolute silence does not exist in some way.
Global News Podcast
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau resigns
Plenty of people talked about that. That was so great. I could hear the birds again in the trees. And the second point was so that we had some more time as well. So we could spend a bit more time, even if we were just on the window, we could just take a bit more time listening outdoor.