Karen Bakker -

(1971–2023) was a transformative Canadian researcher, author, and entrepreneur who dedicated her life to bridge the gap between human technology and the natural world .

However, her most influential work emerged later in her life, when she began investigating the "hidden realm of sound." The Sounds of Life and Digital Hearing karen bakker

: Young bats that learn to speak by listening to their elders, much like human children. (1971–2023) was a transformative Canadian researcher

She championed a synthesis of , often sharing stories like that of the Kamayurá people in Brazil, who could "hear the fish singing" long before western bioacoustics confirmed the phenomenon with underwater recordings. Legacy and Vision karen bakker