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Helicopter manufacturer aims to keep noise down
Helicopter manufacturer aims to keep noise down inside the cabin, says nothing about offensive noise imposed on people on the ground.
A primer on acoustics
Watch this informative primer on acoustics by John Calder of Acoustic Geometry and learn how and why rooms can become very loud very quickly.
Hearing Loss Hits A Younger Generation
An epidemic of noise-induced hearing loss will only get worse in coming decades as today’s children begin to use earbuds at earlier ages.
Noise is the next great public health crisis
Noise is the next great public health crisis, so where is the U.S. government? Learn about this looming health crisis by clicking here.
Finally, some good noise news
Finally, some good noise news: New York City hospitals testing “ambient” ambulance sirens. And they’re just like the more tolerable ones used in Europe.
As our natural spaces become increasingly less quiet
What will the outdoors sound like in the future? Kurt Fristrup, chief of the Science and Technology Branch at the National Park Service Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, has an idea.
WSJ Article Doesn’t Explain Community Distress
In her "Numbers" column in last month's Wall Street Journal, writer Jo Craven McGinty provides a concise set of facts on pollution generated by gas-powered leaf blowers (That Ear-Splitting Leaf Blower? It Also Emits More Pollution than a Car, Dec 15, 2017; Page A2)....
Groundbreaking research proves restaurants are too noisy
Greg Scott’s groundbreaking research proves restaurants are too noisy. Click here to learn more about his free IOS SoundPrint app!
This new year resolve to avoid products that damage health (even when used as directed)!
This new year resolve to avoid products that damage health (even when used as directed)! Click here to see what you should avoid to protect your hearing.
Wishing You All A Peaceful New Year
From The Quiet Coalition Humans and our animal ancestors before us evolved in quiet, as shown by this noise map prepared by the U.S. National Park Service. Average sound levels range from 20 to 40 A-weighted decibels at most. (A-weighting reflects sounds as heard by...
The Juliana Case: Children Fight for a Cleaner (Quieter) World
Children are making the case for a cleaner (and quieter) world. QC's Legal Advisory Co-Chair, Rick Reibstein, wrote this wonderful article -- Can Our Children Trust Us with Their Future? -- for the American Bar Association's Young Lawyers group on the Juliana Case --...
It’s time to change our definition of “old”
It’s time to change our definition of “old” and start embracing transcendent design—designing thing so easy to use that everyone wants them.