Since 2012, Heather Havrilesky has been delivering words of comfort to the dedicated readers of Ask Polly, an advice column that started at The Awl and now publishes weekly on Substack, in which the complexities of modern life are dissected with wit, empathy…

In this groundbreaking video an apple tree is playing a guitar and a handpan at the same time. We used bio-sonification equipment and our DIY bionic arms to enable the tree to literally play the instruments.

The electrical signals from the leaves are converted…