{"id":37739,"date":"2024-10-20T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=37739"},"modified":"2024-10-20T13:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T13:00:28","slug":"trying-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/10\/20\/trying-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Hear"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-0.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-0.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-00.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-00.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-00.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-00.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-I.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-I.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-II.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-II.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-III.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-III.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-III.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-III.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-V.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-V.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-V.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-V.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-X.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-X.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-X.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-X.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp4\"> Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/Trying-to-Hear-electric.mp3\"> Trying-to-Hear-electric.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nTrying to hear<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s going on here<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nListening for love<br \/>\nPeace and harmony<br \/>\nComing in from above<br \/>\nRelease of gluttony<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s that terrible noise<br \/>\n(An unbearable voice)<br \/>\nFingernails on a blackboard<br \/>\n(Wish I hadn&#8217;t heard)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFeedback<br \/>\n(Flack)<br \/>\nDistortion<br \/>\n(Population)<br \/>\nTrying to hear<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s going on here?)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nListening for hope<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s none&#8230; nope<br \/>\nOut of time and tune<br \/>\nGoing to end and soon<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s that terrible noise<br \/>\n(An unbearable voice)<br \/>\nFingernails on a blackboard<br \/>\n(Wish I hadn&#8217;t heard)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFeedback<br \/>\n(Flack)<br \/>\nDistortion<br \/>\n(Population)<br \/>\nTrying to hear<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s going on here?)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s that terrible noise<br \/>\n(An unbearable voice)<br \/>\nFingernails on a blackboard<br \/>\n(Wish I hadn&#8217;t heard)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFeedback<br \/>\n(Flack)<br \/>\nDistortion<br \/>\n(Population)<br \/>\nTrying to hear<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s going on here?)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nTrying to hear<br \/>\n(What&#8217;s going on here?)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nEngaging with climate skeptics can be useful for my research. These conversations allow me to correct misinformation and provide scientifically-backed explanations, helping those who may be quietly observing to find clarity in a sea of falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>By addressing these claims directly, I can offer fact-based information, which is vital given how many people are exposed to conflicting narratives on climate change. My goal isn&#8217;t to argue, but to ensure that credible voices are providing evidence-based insights into the pressing reality of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, climate denialism has even influenced how we rethink our models. What were once &#8220;worst-case&#8221; climate scenarios are now aligning with the troubling outcomes we&#8217;re seeing today. Our updated models, factoring in more complex social-ecological dynamics, predict that global temperatures could rise by up to 9\u00b0C within this century. This far exceeds previous estimates and pushes us closer to dangerous thresholds, such as the &#8220;wet-bulb&#8221; temperature, where heat and humidity together become lethal.<\/p>\n<p>The urgency of this issue cannot be overstated. Even the persistent denial of climate change serves as a reminder of the critical need for immediate, decisive action. The window to prevent the worst outcomes is closing rapidly.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/whack-a-goal\/\">Whack-a-Goal<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/VI\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying-to-Hear-0.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-0.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-00.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-00.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-I.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-I.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-II.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-II.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-III.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-III.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-IV.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-IX.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-V.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-V.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-VI.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-VII.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-VIII.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-X.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-X.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-XI.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp3 Trying-to-Hear-XII.mp4 Trying-to-Hear-electric.mp3 [Intro] Trying to hear What&#8217;s going on here [Verse 1] Listening for love Peace and harmony Coming in from above Release of gluttony [Chorus] What&#8217;s that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14,3955,24],"tags":[163,546,563,4029],"class_list":["post-37739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-the-beatless-sense-mongers","tag-climate-change","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-whack-a-goal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37739"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37751,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37739\/revisions\/37751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}