People have long claimed to hear the northern lights. Are the reports true?
People have long claimed they can hear the northern lights, saying the sounds include eerie whizzing, crackling and buzzing. Is it just an auditory illusion?
Fiona Amery
PhD Candidate in History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge
Fiona is currently studying at the University of Cambridge for for her doctorate in History and Philosophy of Science. Her research focuses on how the aurora borealis was visualized and imaged in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prior to her PhD work, she completed an MPhil in the same department at the University of Cambridge and achieved a First in her undergraduate history degree at the University of Exeter.
