An MIT-led research program trained AI on plant bioelectrical signals to classify human emotions with up to 97% accuracy on a four-state model. Here is what it found, how it works, and what it means for plant music.

Can plants sound like they’re speaking? For one day, we translated plant signals into voice-like sound using a new PlantWave experiment.

At SXSW 2026, PlantWave presented a live performance where plant bioelectrical signals became music in real time—blurring the line between instrument, organism, and composer.

Biosonification is the process of turning biological signals into sound. This guide explains how it works, how data becomes music, and how PlantWave applies it in real time.