科学之声的艺术：将南极无线电波转化为音乐

n the frozen vastness of Antarctica, a giant, spider- like antenna eavesdrops on radio waves pulsing around Earth via our planet’s magnetic field. Trig- gered by solar winds and lightning, these waves can tell scientists about space. Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey use them to study space weather and its links to Earth’s climate. But for one scientist, the waves are more than just data points — they’re an artistic medium. The radio waves, when converted to sound, make “weird and won- derful noises” that have a melodic quality to them, says research scientist Nigel Meredith of the BAS. That inspired him to team up with professional artists to transform the data into music. …