A Man Who Finds Melodies Inside Mushrooms
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The article features Tarun Nayar, an inventor who created a synthesizer that generates melodies based on the electrical signals produced by mushrooms, sparking interest in the intersection of nature and technology.
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I get that this is an art project and not a scientific paper or whatever, but I'd really like to see some of the raw data and how it's translated. It'd be interesting to hear different interpretations of the same source.