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“A quieter world will be a better and healthier world for all.”
– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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Are certain headphones safer for your ears?
Photo credit: Ivan Samkov by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The title of this Buzzfeed article states that certain headphones are safer for your ears. That’s probably true. Headphones with volume limits, noise-canceling and over-the-ear features may be...
Plane passenger disturbed by loud noise
Photo credit: Berkalp Turper by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Most of our posts about aircraft noise focuses on how aircraft noise disturbs residents living near...
New York City’s search for quiet
Photo credit: Jose Francisco Fernandez Saura by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Scienceline published an article by reporter Dawn Attride titled, "The city’s search for quiet: in a bustling city like New York, how does noise affect us?" Scienceline is a...
American Airlines fined $50 million for treatment of disabled passengers
Photo credit: Kelly by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reuters and other media outlets reported this fall that the U.S. Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $50 million for its treatment of disabled passengers. This mistreatment led to...
The quietest neighbors of all
Photo credit: Pavel Danilyuk by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies When talking with people looking for apartments to rent or homes to buy, you often hear that they would...
New tech helps colorblind people see fall colors
Photo credit: David Bartus by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times reported that new technology installed in Virginia State Parks helps colorblind people see fall leaf colors. The park released viewfinders built by SeeCoast Manufacturing that...
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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”
– Arline Bronzaft, PhD