71.4: The percentage of Sheffield, England, residents stating a preference for birdsong “coming into their living area from outside”
17.5: The percentage of Beijing, China, residents stating a preference for birdsong “coming into their living area from outside (music was preferred, at 60%).
500: The potential percentage growth of vessel noise in the Canadian Arctic in the next few years
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¹Footnotes: Sheffield + Beijing: [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-covid-city-noise/). Arctic: [newyorker.com](https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-acoustic-lives-of-narwhals).
*Originally published in the [September 6, 2021, edition](https://disquiet.com/2021/09/07/this-week-in-sound-field-recording-the-video-game/) of the This Week in Sound email newsletter ([tinyletter.com/disquiet](https://tinyletter.com/disquiet)).*