# Can We Hear the Complete History of Life by Julia Clarke > “What would comprise the most precise and complete sonic representation of the history of life?” > **— Julia Clarke**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and locator:** [The Last Question — Julia Clarke](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27545) — single question in the 2018 Annual Question response. - **Exact original excerpt:** “What would comprise the most precise and complete sonic representation of the history of life?” - **Context and editing:** This is Julia Clarke's question, not an asserted answer. - **Local Edge archive:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]], response EDGE2018-180. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Evolutionary Biology|Evolutionary Biology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Evolutionary Biology|Evolutionary Biology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “What would comprise the most precise and complete sonic representation of the history of life?” — Julia Clarke, 2018 Edge Annual Question, question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-julia-clarke-hear-complete-history-life ```