Earth Notes

By Earth Notes / Damon Hart-Davis

What's Earth Notes about?

All things green and efficient @Home in the UK, cutting carbon and improving comfort; includes sonification, home heating and PhD research!

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Earth Notes episodes:

06.17.2024
2024-06-17 KEHS talk: The Truth About Heat Pumps (2024)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2024 small talk by Peter M.
06.16.2024
2024-06-17 MUSIC RSS Podcast Feed Efficiency Sonification 1
Sonification: sounding out the carbon cost of sloppy implementation... #frugal #greenSoftware #RSS
05.24.2024
2024-05-23 KEHS talk: Why Do Solar? (2024)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2024 small talk by Mark H.
05.21.2024
2024-05-21 KEHS talk: Fresh Home Solar PV Install in Kingston (2024)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2024 small talk by Alan F.
05.19.2024
2024-05-19 KEHS talk: Draughts, Insulation, Ventilation (2024)
Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2024 small talk by Patrick M.
03.28.2024
2024-03-28 Repair Cafe Kingston Report to Council and TTK AGM (2024)
How the past year went repairing appliances, toys, clothes, etc!
01.28.2024
2024-01-28 Diarycast - Year In Review (2023)
The rollercoaster thrills and spills of 2023 at EOU Towers... #podcast #yearInReview
12.27.2023
2020-11-13 VIDEO Smart Radiator Valves Video
Manchester Carbon Co-op 2020 webinar Radbot video clip. #cutCarbon #Radbot #TRV
09.10.2023
2023-09-10 16WW Hot Noon Garden Ambient (2023-09)
Back garden noises with temperature hitting 32 Celsius; birds, bees, cars, planes, sirens. #fieldRecording #London #heatWave
09.03.2023
2023-09-03 Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09)
Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris
08.10.2023
2023-08-01 UK Home Heating Decarbonisation Seminar Presentation (2023-08)
Short talk on UK home heating and Net Zero. #PhD #heating #research
07.14.2023
2023-07-14 MUSIC Yearly Electricity Grid Flows Sonified
Sonification: total electricity imports and exports 2009 to 2023 #podcast #audification #house
04.10.2023
2023-04-10 MUSIC Water Music: In The House
Sonification: nearly 15 years of data as a house track #podcast #audification #house
01.03.2023
2023-01-03 Diarycast - Year In Review, and One Weird Trick (2022)
A look back at the thrills and spills of 2022 at EOU Towers... #podcast #yearInReview
08.14.2022
2022-08-14 The Sound of Campsite (2022-08)
Ambient Mediterranean campsite sounds at around lunchtime. #fieldRecording #lunchtime #Mediterranean
08.11.2022
2022-08-11 Six Minutes of Med-ness (2022-08)
Ambient Mediterranean beach at dusk at Marseillan Plage. #fieldRecording #beach #Mediterranean
07.04.2022
2022-07-04 TTK AGM Overview (2022)
Transition Town Kingston AGM overview reading. #transition #meet
06.06.2022
2022-06-06 Statscast - Energy Storage Stats Special (2022-05)
Energy changes and stats from 16WW up to May 2022. #podcast #stats #microgen
05.22.2022
2022-05-22 16WW House Suburban Sparrows Ambient (2022-05)
House sparrows outside 16WW or close by. #sparrow #wildlife #fieldRecording
05.08.2022
2022-05-08 Hanwell Hootie Ambient (2022-05)
Random samples of soundscape from a loud local music festival and just after. #festival #fieldRecording
12.29.2021
2021-12-29 Diarycast - End of Year Roundup (2021-12-28)
Omicron, a rant about bad people, and more shy Eurasian footwear... #podcast #lockdown
11.14.2021
2021-11-14 Diarycast - June to November Roundup (2021-11-14)
Covid continues, COP26, field recordings, lots of storage, heating on, Twitter peer review. #podcast #lockdown
09.08.2021
2021-09-08 English River August Ambient (2021-08)
Late summer soundscape from a small river near the English south coast with a mystery chicken or three! #river #summer #fieldRecording
09.05.2021
2021-09-05 Microbrewery Ambient (2021-09)
A few minutes of soundscape from a busy microbrewery doing its thing! #microbrewery #festival #fieldRecording
08.28.2021
2021-08-28 Direycast - I'm All Right Jack (2021-08-28)
We all have to become more frugal to halt climate change, but 5 out of 6 say that they will not... #podcast #climate #obstinacy
08.22.2021
2021-08-22 On Being a Hardware Developer (2021)
What does it mean to be a hardware developer? #podcast #hardware
08.01.2021
2021-08-01 Herne Bay Ambient (2021-07)
Ambient soundscape from a week in Herne Bay (Kent, UK) late in July: sea, amusements, people... #HerneBay #soundscape #fieldRecording
06.27.2021
2021-06-27 Wren Loud and Bold Ambient (2021-06)
Ambient soundscape from 16WW back garden birdlife; small bird makes big noise! #wren #soundscape #fieldRecording
06.14.2021
2021-06-14 Diarycast - March Warm, April Snow, June Xmas (2021-06-14)
Heating off, pub unlocking snow, a jab and an orchid! #podcast #lockdown
03.21.2021
2021-03-21 Diarycast - Smoke and Snow to Census Jab (2021-03-21)
From Yuletide air pollution to snow and vaccination! #podcast #lockdown
02.07.2021
2021-02-07 Soundscape - Going Postal in Audio
What happens when you send a sound-activated live field recorder in a parcel? #ambient #soundscape #fieldRecording
01.14.2021
2021-01-14 Diarycast - Interview Snippets (2021-01-14)
Teasers from an interview with Ian Mundell for Imperial College's Grantham Institute #podcast #teaser
12.31.2020
2020-12-31 Statscast - Load Profile (2020-12)
Stats from 16WW for the end of 2020. #podcast #stats #loadProfile
12.22.2020
2020-12-22 Soundscape - Solstice Exercise Mile Walk
A one-mile twenty-minute walk around the local cemetery grounds! #soundscape #fieldRecording #lockdown2020
12.21.2020
2020-12-21 Diarycast - Solstice Lockdown Edition (2020-12-21)
Christmas is Coming! We are in tier 4 here at 16WW, and way too warm for snow: not the stuff of kitsch card vignettes... #podcast #lockdown2020
11.13.2020
2020-11-13 VIDEO Smart Radiator Valves - EcoHome Lab (2020-11-12)
A talk to Manchester Carbon Co-op virtual meeting about Radbot. #cutCarbon #Radbot #TRV
10.26.2020
2020-09-18 Bats Around our Home aka 16WW
Our house in a bat hotspot - pipistrelles rather than vampires! #bat #Chiroptera #dataset
10.10.2020
2020-10-10 Statscast - Baselines and Bats (2020-09)
Stats from 16WW and the wider world for July/August/September. #podcast #stats #bats
09.26.2020
2020-09-26 Weymouth Ambient (2020-08)
Ambient soundscape from a week in Weymouth late in August: boats, beach, amusements, eating... #Weymouth #soundscape #fieldRecording
09.25.2020
2020-09-25 Diarycast - Summer Catch-up (2020-09-25)
Lots of catching up after one (UK) break rather than three, D3, a sound walk and bats, and more! #podcast #soundscape #lockdown2020
09.21.2020
2020-09-21 Soundwalk - an hour on the Cambridge Road Estate (2020-09-12)
Listening to the sounds of the estate near 16WW, pre-recorded talks, and detecting bats. #podcast #soundscape #soundwalk
07.26.2020
2020-07-26 Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping - Travel (2020-07-26)
First work meetup and travel in months, at exotic Elephant and Castle. #podcast #soundscape #lockdown2020
07.26.2020
2020-09-21 Soundwalk - 90 minutes near 16WW on the Cambridge Road Estate (2020-09-12)
Listening to the sounds of the estate, pre-recorded talks, and detecting bats. #podcast #soundscape #soundwalk
07.12.2020
2020-07-12 Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping (2020-07-12)
Brief diary update from my sunny Sunday suburban garden... #podcast #coronacast #lockdown2020
07.05.2020
2020-07-05 Statscast - Normal-ish June, Heating Re-viewed (2020-06)
Stats from 16WW and the wider world for June 2020, plus more graphs! #podcast #stats #lockdown2020
06.10.2020
2020-06-10 Statscast - Lockdown Changes, Log Noises (2020-05)
May stats and graphs #audification #lockdown2020
05.23.2020
2020-05-23 Diarycast - Urban Dawn Chorus (2020-05-23)
Ambient sound of silence (nearly) from a tranquil (nearly) suburban garden... #podcast #SilentCities #OrkneyLibraryHaiku
05.13.2020
2020-05-13 Diarycast - Ambient Sound of a Graveyard (2020-05-13)
Ambient sound of silence (nearly) from a tranquil (nearly) suburban cemetery... #podcast #lockdown2020 #SilentCities
05.10.2020
2020-05-10 Diarycast - Lockdown Patently Workable (2020-05-10)
More good PV generation, and news that active travel is getting some UK central-government TLC... #podcast #coronavirus #activeTravel
05.03.2020
2020-05-03 Statscast - PV Up, Travel Down, Weakly Weeklies (2020-04)
Stats from 16WW and the rest of the world for April, and maybe some other numbers play... #podcast #stats #audification #lockdown2020

What's Earth Notes about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Earth Notes episodes:

2024-06-17 KEHS talk: The Truth About Heat Pumps (2024)

2024-06-17 MUSIC RSS Podcast Feed Efficiency Sonification 1

2024-05-23 KEHS talk: Why Do Solar? (2024)

2024-05-21 KEHS talk: Fresh Home Solar PV Install in Kingston (2024)

2024-05-19 KEHS talk: Draughts, Insulation, Ventilation (2024)

2024-03-28 Repair Cafe Kingston Report to Council and TTK AGM (2024)

2024-01-28 Diarycast - Year In Review (2023)

2020-11-13 VIDEO Smart Radiator Valves Video

2023-09-10 16WW Hot Noon Garden Ambient (2023-09)

2023-09-03 Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09)

2023-08-01 UK Home Heating Decarbonisation Seminar Presentation (2023-08)

2023-07-14 MUSIC Yearly Electricity Grid Flows Sonified

2023-04-10 MUSIC Water Music: In The House

2023-01-03 Diarycast - Year In Review, and One Weird Trick (2022)

2022-08-14 The Sound of Campsite (2022-08)

2022-08-11 Six Minutes of Med-ness (2022-08)

2022-07-04 TTK AGM Overview (2022)

2022-06-06 Statscast - Energy Storage Stats Special (2022-05)

2022-05-22 16WW House Suburban Sparrows Ambient (2022-05)

2022-05-08 Hanwell Hootie Ambient (2022-05)

2021-12-29 Diarycast - End of Year Roundup (2021-12-28)

2021-11-14 Diarycast - June to November Roundup (2021-11-14)

2021-09-08 English River August Ambient (2021-08)

2021-09-05 Microbrewery Ambient (2021-09)

2021-08-28 Direycast - I'm All Right Jack (2021-08-28)

2021-08-22 On Being a Hardware Developer (2021)

2021-08-01 Herne Bay Ambient (2021-07)

2021-06-27 Wren Loud and Bold Ambient (2021-06)

2021-06-14 Diarycast - March Warm, April Snow, June Xmas (2021-06-14)

2021-03-21 Diarycast - Smoke and Snow to Census Jab (2021-03-21)

2021-02-07 Soundscape - Going Postal in Audio

2021-01-14 Diarycast - Interview Snippets (2021-01-14)

2020-12-31 Statscast - Load Profile (2020-12)

2020-12-22 Soundscape - Solstice Exercise Mile Walk

2020-12-21 Diarycast - Solstice Lockdown Edition (2020-12-21)

2020-11-13 VIDEO Smart Radiator Valves - EcoHome Lab (2020-11-12)

2020-09-18 Bats Around our Home aka 16WW

2020-10-10 Statscast - Baselines and Bats (2020-09)

2020-09-26 Weymouth Ambient (2020-08)

2020-09-25 Diarycast - Summer Catch-up (2020-09-25)

2020-09-21 Soundwalk - an hour on the Cambridge Road Estate (2020-09-12)

2020-07-26 Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping - Travel (2020-07-26)

2020-09-21 Soundwalk - 90 minutes near 16WW on the Cambridge Road Estate (2020-09-12)

2020-07-12 Diarycast - Conscious Uncouping (2020-07-12)

2020-07-05 Statscast - Normal-ish June, Heating Re-viewed (2020-06)

2020-06-10 Statscast - Lockdown Changes, Log Noises (2020-05)

2020-05-23 Diarycast - Urban Dawn Chorus (2020-05-23)

2020-05-13 Diarycast - Ambient Sound of a Graveyard (2020-05-13)

2020-05-10 Diarycast - Lockdown Patently Workable (2020-05-10)

2020-05-03 Statscast - PV Up, Travel Down, Weakly Weeklies (2020-04)