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Photo credit: Visitor7 licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The Los Angeles Times and other media outlets recently reported that the LA Metro, the local rapid transit operator, is using classical music as a weapon to discourage...
Photo credit: Kira Gallagher licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, and Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition John Stewart, lead author of our book “Why Noise Matters,” has long been an advocate for a quieter society. He...
Dr. Arline Bronzaft writes about the use of long-range acoustic devices by police, noting that LRADs harm protesters’ hearing and violate their 1st amendment rights.
David Sykes asks if protest grow and Trump threatens military force, will they deploy dangerous sonic weapons on U.S. citizens? U.S. police departments have used them on citizens before.
If you have joined protests recently, you know the police are using low flying helicopters and flash-bang devices. Both can hurt year ears, so please bring ear plugs with you when you go.
If you have been protesting recently, you know the police are using low flying helicopters and flash-bang devices. Both can hurt your hearing, so please bring ear plugs when you go.
Philadelphia deploys sonic weapons to harass loitering teenagers. Why do we allow government to do this to citizens? It is fundamentally wrong to direct noise at young people.
Weaponized music? Yes, U.S. interrogators used loud music to break detainees wills by causing distress and disorientation, while crowding out their thoughts.
Sound waves might damage soldiers’ brains. Not surprising given that animal studies report structural, genetic, and biochemical changes to brains exposed to loud noise.