Watch this informative primer on acoustics by John Calder of Acoustic Geometry and learn how and why rooms can become very loud very quickly.
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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.
Want better sleep? Bose® has you covered
Want better sleep? Introducing Bose® noise-masking sleepbuds™, the company’s first entry into the better sleep market. And surely not it’s last.
In the market for a quieter vacuum cleaner?
In the market for a quieter vacuum cleaner? There are options in every category, and Consumer Reports has done the heavy lifting and reviewed them all.
Faint Sound, Loud Impact
Faint Sound, Loud Impact: An interview with Kurt Fristrup, a senior scientist in the National Park Service’s Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division
How quiet should it be?
How quiet should it be? Dr. Daniel Fink finds out on a bucolic vacation in Wales where the night time sound level clocks in at under 40 decibels.
Technology may improve your sleep (but quiet is natural and better)
Technology may improve your sleep but there are better ways to get a good night’s sleep. Don’t buy the gadget du jour, you only need a good pillow & quiet.
The rare peace that only silence can offer
Poet Meghan O’Rourke leaves the hustle and bustle of Brooklyn to wander through Hoh Rain Forest in search of “a willful silence.”
Children need quiet
Quiet is crucial for your children. Learn why–and more importnatly–how to introduce some quiet into your children’s lives.