Soundwalks are ‘any excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment.’ Here’s how our editor is using them to counter the increasingly automated noises we hear everyday. Source: How Soundwalks Are Helping Me Appreciate My Surroundings — The Good Trade

“The soundtrack to this hike is a dense collage of sounds: snippets of spirituals, free-jazz drumming, a recitation of the Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program and recorded testimonials by Black Portlanders.” Source: For His Entry in Third Angle’s Soundwalks Series, Musician Darrell Grant Takes an Emotional Stroll Through the History of Portland’s Black Churches

It’s no secret that Facebook has an interest in virtual and augmented reality, but today, the company published a deep dive into the audio component of this emerging tech. Put simply, Facebook’s trying real hard to make “smart audio” a thing. Source: Facebook Highlights Audio as a Key Part of its AR Glasses Plans