NYC mayor appoints a Nightlife Mayor to balance business needs of music venue with neighbors seeking quiet, but his choice raises eyebrows.
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Residents have the right to quiet in their homes
Sadly, not everyone is a good neighbor. Dr. Arline Bronzaft writes about what happens when people ignore their neighbor’s right to quiet.
Dr. Erica Walker takes on Boston’s noise
Dr. Erica Walker takes on Boston’s noise. The research scientist has developed an app she hopes will alert people to the dangers of noise.
Non-auditory health effects of noise pollution
This May 17th listen to a CDC-sponsored webinar by The Quiet Coalition’s Dr. Richard Neitzel on “Chronic Health Effects and Injury Associated with Environmental Noise Pollution.” Click here to learn more.
Is it time to redefine “noise”?
Is it time to redefine “noise”? Noise has been defined as unwanted sound, but isn’t it more accurate to define noise as harmful sound?
Arline L. Bronzaft, PhD, awarded APA’s 2018 Presidential Citation
Dr. Arline Bronzaft awarded APA’s 2018 Presidential Citation for her lifelong commitment to making the world a quieter and healthier place.
It’s noisy out there!
It’s noisy out there, writes Teddy Wayne, who looks around and wonders how we have become inured to the cacophony created by mobile phones.
New Yorker writer worries about her ears–you should be worried, too
New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich is worried about her ears–you should be worried, too, as 25% of Americans have noise-induced hearing loss.
Finally, restaurateurs think about how noise affects taste
Does sound affect taste? Yes, and Betsy Andrews tells us about new research that is making restaurateurs think twice about restaurant noise.