The DA.FM app was developed as part of the project “Human diversity along the Magalhães circumnavigation space: genetics, history and culture.” Inspired by the circumnavigation voyage undertaken by Fernão Magalhães 500 years ago, this project focused on human diversity and linked genetics, history, and culture.

This first global journey was the starting point for exploring ancestry, an extremely complex, diverse concept often shrouded in contention. The result was several public activities and teaching resources.

One of the outcomes of this endeavour was an art and science exhibition, which explored various concepts of human genetics and how they connect. “Audible Diversity”, included in this app, was part of the exhibition. The piece
used sonification to communicate the genetic variability among individuals from different geographical points.

The app was later expanded to provide a global and synthesized overview of some basic concepts explored in the project, namely the human genome, human diversity, the journey of human expansion and the first global voyage.

The app is available for free. Teachers or students can download it and explore it in class or independently.

Given the diversity of mobile phones, the application may not work on all models. Please report problems whenever you notice them. We are committed to keeping the app functional wherever possible.
The app is temporarily unavailable for iOS to fix some bugs. We’ll be back soon.

We have created an exploration guide to facilitate the use of the DA.FM app in a classroom or other educational environment. The guide suggests resources and activities to explore with the app and provides some extra information.