50,000: Estimated number of downloads of Aphex Twin–designed sampling software, Samplebrain, between its September 25 release and October 12.
42%: Percentage of birds in a contested Indian public park “likely affected by vehicular noise pollution”
1.53: The number of times more that life satisfaction is raised by a 10% increase in bird species diversity than by a proportional rise in income
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¹Footnotes
Aphex: [post.lurk.org/@nebogeo](https://post.lurk.org/@nebogeo/109155892629428966). India: [indiatimes.com](https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/right-to-remain-silent/articleshow/94769575.cms). Satisfaction: [nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20841-0).