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New tech helps colorblind people see fall colors
Photo credit: David Bartus by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times reported that new technology installed in Virginia State Parks helps colorblind people see fall leaf colors. The park released viewfinders built by SeeCoast Manufacturing that...
Dining out too noisy. Try earbuds?
Photo credit: Elina Sazonova by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition My title for this post reverses the punctuation in The New York Times title: "Dining out too noisy? Try earbuds." The article, written by former Times restaurant critic Pete Wells, suggests...
The search for quiet is ongoing
Photo credit: Alex Does Pictures by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In her article “The city’s search for quiet,” Dawn Attride writes that New York City is the loudest...
Las Vegas Sphere reduces noise for neighbors
Photo credit: Harold Litwiler from Orcutt/Istanbul, USA, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the Las Vegas Sphere has agreed to reduce its exterior sound volume to appease neighbors...
How to soundproof an apartment
Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition New York Magazine published an article this fall about how to soundproof an apartment. Noise from neighboring apartments can be a problem anywhere, but it is especially a problem in New York, where...
Dr. Daniel Fink on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I spoke to HealthWatch USA on Oct. 16 about the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's recommended exposure limit (REL), specifically that it needs to be revised down. Kevin...
The din of helicopters in Staten Island
Photo credit: Sasha Kim by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In this article from Staten Island Advance, we learn that Staten Island residents are being subjected to...
The Golden Rule
Photo credit: RDNE Stock project by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our noise colleague, pioneering noise researcher Arline Bronzaft, PhD, wrote a wonderful essay in the newsletter of the Holy Trinity Church, located in the Inwood/Washington Heights...
Have a peaceful Thanksgiving
Photo credit: Pixabay We are taking a break this week. We hope you have a quiet and restful Thanksgiving. See you next week!
CNN rates electric leaf blowers
Photo credit: Rodolfo Gaion by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Quiet Communities, Inc., the parent organization of The Quiet Coalition, was started 10 years ago by citizens concerned about the impacts of gas-powered leaf blower noise disrupting a quiet,...
Of mice and men: hearing loss secrets hidden in mouse DNA?
Photo credit: Alexas Fotos by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition According to the NAU Review, published by Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, the answer to hearing loss may lie in mouse DNA. The Review reports that the director of NAU’s Cell and...
European noise laws keep Sundays quiet
Photo credit: cottonbro studio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Many people consider Sunday a quiet day, but there are generally no laws to support this ... until now!...