Smithsonian Year of Music
Where science meets music: a banjo player listens for the songs of katydids
Abril 17, 2019
What do playing the banjo and recording katydids have in common? We join Sharon Martinson on Barro Colorado Island to find out.
What do playing the banjo and recording katydids have in common? We join Sharon Martinson on Barro Colorado Island to find out.
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