“I … a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.”
—Richard P. Feynman, Nobel Prize winner

What we are all living through because of the pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetime. Quarantine or “social distancing” to reduce the spread of the disease has led to a drastic reduction in crowds—so intense that the most crowded places on Earth, now desolate, are even visible from space.[1] “A noise reduction of this magnitude is usually only experienced briefly around Christmas,” according to Thom...