Visual bias consistently outranks sound in public nature exhibits

Evidence

At the last minute, the audio portion of the exhibit was cut to accommodate the wealth of photographs. Another case of the visual trumping the aural and a great opportunity missed: educating the public about our sonically alive natural treasures. — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1379

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1379
• XREF: connects to: Anthropologists long overlooked the acoustics of ancient environments — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 801; Even nature exhibits are made without nature sounds — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1366; Visual dominance and devotion to machines, not crowding, create sonic degradation — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 792 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Visual dominance and devotion to machines, not crowding, create sonic degradation #corroborates (0.55) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 792
• Acoustic prominence depends on culture and attention, not loudness #corroborates (0.50) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 503