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Ben Mirin is an acoustic sound artist and explorer. He leads expeditions around the world recording animal sounds to advance scientific research and create music and art that inspires conservation. Creator and host of Wild Beats on National Geographic Kids and National Geographic WILD, Ben is a former Bronx Zoo Artist in Residence, a four-time TED speaker, and the recipient of the Explorers Club Scott Pearlman Field Award. He has written about birds for prestigious outlets including Smithsonian, Slate, Audubon, Scientific American, and National Geographic Traveler magazines, and many others. He also gets elementary and middle school students excited about science as a volunteer instructor at the New York Audubon Society’s For the Birds! program.
WATCH Ben’s Nat Geo Kids show Wild Beats
Notable works, coverage and accomplishments
(cover photo: Madagascar. Recording wildlife sounds. ©Drew Fulton; headshot: courtesy Ben Mirin)