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Do music, nature, and science have anything in common? For composer and @ucsandiego.bsky.social Professor of Music Lei Liang, they are inseparable. He and his colleagues work together to capture the sounds of nature and put them to music. Learn more in this Meeting Monday. https://bit.ly/4tc5RD9
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