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Perspective: Being Hear
Watch an excerpt from the new film “Being Hear,” which follows sound recordist and ecologist Gordon Hempton as he records sounds on Washington State’s Olympia Peninsula, a national park that contains the continental U.S.’s only rainforest.
Noise still a problem at U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal won his set, but he was unhappy with the noise at the U.S. Open. His complaint highlights how noise affects players and fans.
Noise exposure directly damages rat brains. What does it do to humans?
Noise exposure directly damages rat brains. Can it harm humans? Of course, but you can protect yourself by avoiding loud noise.
“Baby Driver” highlights the problems of tinnitus
“Baby Driver” highlights the problem of tinnitus, a hearing disorder that is preventable. How? Avoid loud noise or wear hearing protection if you can’t.
The importance of sound in understanding our past
The importance of sound in understanding our past: archaeologists attempt to put “sound back into the ancient landscape.”
Hearing Restoration: A Step Closer?
Hearing Restoration: A Step Closer? Perhaps, but regrowing hair cells is decades away and will be expensive. Avoiding damaging loud noise is free.
Is eating out bad for your ears?
Eating out may be bad for your ears, writes Gail Richard, president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Daniel Fink tells us why restaurants must be quieter.
Why do humans suffer hearing loss from noise?
Why do humans suffer hearing loss from noise? An evolutionary biologist looks at why evolution did not make the ear more resistant to noise.
Quiet motorcycles? Tell your neighbor to buy one of these…
Quiet motorcycles? Yes. Tell your motorcycle-loving neighbor to buy one of these: an electric motorcycle. Harley-Davidson is working on one!
Humans are changing the underwater soundscapes
Humans are changing underwater soundscapes of the world’s oceans. Climate change is causing sea ice to melt & encourages (noisy) shipping.
An innovative approach to managing nightlife
An innovative approach to managing nightlife: Amsterdam created the position of “night mayor” to help promote nightlife while protecting residents from noise.
The disappearing soundscape
Read about Bernie Krause and his life’s work recording the natural world around us in, “This is what extinction sounds like.”