Bakker's final work, Gaia's Web , was published posthumously in 2024. It explored the concept of "digital environmentalism," arguing that while technology can be used for surveillance, it also offers a way to regenerate the Earth and cultivate deep empathy for non-human species.
She championed a synthesis of , often sharing stories like that of the Kamayurá people in Brazil, who could "hear the fish singing" long before western bioacoustics confirmed the phenomenon with underwater recordings. Legacy and Vision karen bakker
In 2022, Bakker published The Sounds of Life , a book that detailed how digital technologies act as a "planetary hearing aid". Her research highlighted groundbreaking discoveries, such as: Bakker's final work, Gaia's Web , was published
However, her most influential work emerged later in her life, when she began investigating the "hidden realm of sound." The Sounds of Life and Digital Hearing Legacy and Vision In 2022, Bakker published The