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No one told you drone delivery would be so damn loud
No one told you drone delivery would be so damn loud, but it’s true. So why are we rushing
toward drone delivery when alternatives already exist?
Restaurant noise is still a problem
Restaurant noise is still a problem, but it doesn’t have to be. Dr. Daniel Fink tells us that acoustic science is up to the task of making restaurants quieter.
What do ducks hear, and why we should care
What do ducks hear? Why should we care? Because we should care about all living things on the face of the earth and in its waters, says Dr. Daniel Fink.
Weaponized music
Weaponized music? Yes, U.S. interrogators used loud music to break detainees wills by causing distress and disorientation, while crowding out their thoughts.
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, an opportunity to remind ourselves if we want to preserve our hearing tomorrow, we need to protect it today.
A layperson’s guide to the WHO’s noise and health report
John Stewart, lead author of “Why Noise Matters,” explains the significance of the WHO’s new noise guidelines in his layperson’s guide to the WHO’s noise and health report.
Noise is killing us
Noise is killing us. It hurts our health from hearing loss to diabetes to death. So shouldn’t we start taking steps towards reducing noise in public spaces?
FAA reauthorization includes noise provisions
Congress reauthorizes the FAA and expressly addresses noise in a subtitle. Kudos to the Quiet Skies Coalition groups for keeping the pressure on the FAA.
WHO recommends quiet
The World Health Organization has just issued its new noise guidelines for Europe. Dr. Daniel Fink hopes the U.S. will follow Europe’s example and start dealing with noise, too.
What are the best workout headphones?
What are the best workout headphones? Dr. Daniel Fink says none. There’s no evidence that loud music improves athletic performance, but plenty that shows loud sound causes hearing loss.
Headphones for kids: What you should know
What should you know about headphones for your kids? Just this: children should not use headphones until they are old enough to understand that they can cause hearing loss.
Want to get away from the noise?
Want to get away from the noise? It’s getting increasingly harder to accomplish, but some intrepid souls try their best to find and map quiet places.