Chloe Veltman

Lodge was born in London in 1935 and grew up in a lower-middle-class Catholic home. He had a long academic career as Professor of English Literature at Birmingham University. In a 1990 interview on WHYY's Fresh Air, Lodge blamed academia for making literary discussions impenetrable to the general public.

Lodge was born in London in 1935 and grew up in a lower-middle-class Catholic home. He had a long academic career as Professor of English Literature at Birmingham University. In a 1990 interview on WHYY's Fresh Air, Lodge blamed academia for making literary discussions impenetrable to the general public.

David Lodge added it's difficult for people to sustain both academic and literary careers. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.

David Lodge added it's difficult for people to sustain both academic and literary careers. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.

Visitors can hear Björk's immersive, otherworldly soundscape over the next few weeks as they climb the long glass escalator that hugs the side of the Pompidou Centre in Paris. In a pioneering sound strata of mutant peacocks, bees and lemurs. There are orangutan, beluga whale and mosquito sounds among others.

Visitors can hear Björk's immersive, otherworldly soundscape over the next few weeks as they climb the long glass escalator that hugs the side of the Pompidou Centre in Paris. In a pioneering sound strata of mutant peacocks, bees and lemurs. There are orangutan, beluga whale and mosquito sounds among others.

Also in the mix are the sounds of extinct creatures like the Hawaiian crow, which can no longer be found in the wild. The creative team manipulated many of the samples using artificial intelligence. Björk is a long-time climate activist. She advocates for ecological issues, including her ongoing fight against intensive fish farming in her native Iceland. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.

Also in the mix are the sounds of extinct creatures like the Hawaiian crow, which can no longer be found in the wild. The creative team manipulated many of the samples using artificial intelligence. Björk is a long-time climate activist. She advocates for ecological issues, including her ongoing fight against intensive fish farming in her native Iceland. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.