Photo credit: John Nail from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I have never been to Stonehenge on my several visits to the UK, but hope to get there someday. On the winter solstice, crowds usually gather there to watch the sun set between the...
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Dense plantings may help block noise
Photo credit: Jo Kassis from Pexels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This report from Discover discusses how plants can help absorb, diffuse, or block noise, especially road traffic noise. I didn’t know that noise actually makes leaves tremble,...
Alaska art exhibit meant to be heard, not seen
Photo credit: James Brooks licensed under CC BY 2.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition I’m a doctor, not an art critic, but I was intrigued by this report in the Alaska Daily News about a new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum. As the article notes, museums...