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  • September 2008

    • Noisy Humans 'Drowning Out' Marine Mammals

      BBC  |  Sep 15, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Noisy Humans 'Drowning Out' Marine Mammals

      (Newser) - Whales and dolphins are seriously suffering from the noise that human industry and militaries release into the ocean, an animal-welfare group warns—and we need to turn the volume down before we do irreversible damage. Sonar is implicated for mass stranding and deaths of whales and dolphins, the BBC reports, and ocean noise is doubling each decade in some areas. More »

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      ocean  • noise  • sonar  • whales  • marine mammals  • dolphins

  • July 2008

    • Brains Get Noisier as They Age

      LiveScience  |  Jul 10, 08 1:36 PM CDT

      Brains Get Noisier as They Age

      (Newser) - Just because you can't hear it doesn't mean your brain isn't making noise. It is, and scientists using high-tech gear to record it have now discovered that it increases as you mature, reports LiveScience . A comparison of noise generated by groups of children and young adults indicates that brain noise, once dismissed by neuroscientists as inconsequential static, increases along with cranial complexity. More »

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      science  • Alzheimer's  • schizophrenia  • neuroscience  • memory  • noise  • brain fitness

  • June 2008

    • Noise Pollution Getting Louder and More Dangerous

      Salon  |  Jun 25, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Noise Pollution Getting Louder and More Dangerous

      (Newser) - Ear-splitting car alarms, predawn street cleaners, ubiquitous leaf-blowers, and other forms of noise pollution are louder than ever and posing a genuine risk to people's health, writes Katharine Mieszkowski in Salon. Loud noises damage hearing, raise blood pressure, ruin sleep, and, in fact, cause tens of thousands of deaths a year, says the World Health Organization. Don't look for government help, though. Patchwork ordinances help in some locales, but it's largely up to individuals and grass-roots efforts. More »

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      noise  • Hearing loss

  • May 2008

    • NBA Game Or the Circus?

      Cleveland Plain Dealer  |  May 16, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      NBA Game Or the Circus?

      (Newser) - Cleveland's Q is one of the loudest arenas in basketball, filled with fire and smoke and ear-shattering music. But it's hardly unique among NBA venues. After Commissioner David Stern recently wondered whether teams were getting a smidge carried away, the Plain Dealer takes a look at the pros and cons of the noisy spectacles. More »

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      NBA  • Boston Celtics  • Cleveland Cavaliers  • 2008 NBA playoffs  • fans  • noise  • fireworks  • arena

    • Bluetooth Gets a Makeover

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 15, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Bluetooth Gets a Makeover

      (Newser) - As more states push “hands-free” rules on drivers, ridiculous-looking wireless headsets only get more common. But two firms, Aliph and Plantronics, are attempting to address that. While the Wall Street Journal ’s Walter Mossberg finds the “jewelry-esque” makeover of both models pleasing, it’s the functionality of Aliph’s Jawbone that most impresses him. More »

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      cell phones  • technology  • Bluetooth  • noise  • jawbone

  • April 2008

    • Top Model Argument Leads to Stabbing

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Apr 25, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      Top Model Argument Leads to Stabbing

      (Newser) - A Seattle woman allegedly attacked an acquaintance who refused to stop talking loudly over an airing of America's Next Top Model , the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The ensuing scuffle got bloody when the upset attacker pulled a paring knife from an apple and stabbed the 42-year-old victim in the chest and neck, police say. The suspect remains at large. More »

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      crime  • Seattle  • stabbing  • noise  • America's Next Top Model

    • Shhh! Europe Law Forces Orchestras to Tone It Down

      New York Times  |  Apr 19, 08 9:46 PM CDT

      Shhh! Europe Law Forces Orchestras to Tone It Down

      (Newser) - A new law in Europe to protect employees from ear-damaging noises is stifling a surprise industry—orchestras. Conductors are taking it down a notch to comply, in one case canceling a world premiere because it exceeded the allowable decibels in rehearsal, the New York Times reports. At the Royal Opera House, musicians have to wear earplugs—akin to telling a "race-car driver they have to wear a blindfold," said one oboist. More »

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      European Union  • classical music  • composer  • noise  • orchestra  • conductor

  • February 2008
  • August 2007

    • Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Aug 15, 07 10:46 PM CDT

      Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

      (Newser) - Rescuers digging for men who have been trapped underground for 10 days heard noise inside the mine today, prompting crews to drill a fourth hole in the sound's direction. They described hearing 5 minutes of “noise” through seismic geophones, ignighting some hope in an otherwise-discouraging rescue effort. "There's a very good chance we may find them alive," said the mine owner.  More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray  • noise

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