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EartherConservationInternational Project Will See How the Quiet of Covid-19 Affected the Oceans
Between offshore oil and gas drilling, shipping, wind turbines, and even jet skis, the ocean is a pretty loud place. But amid covid-19, a lot of that activity came to a halt. That’s given scientists a rare chance to examine how marine ecosystems respond to quieter soundscapes. A new initiative, the International Quiet Ocean Experiment … Continued
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ReviewsHeadphonesThese Cheap Noise-Canceling Earbuds Give AirPods Pro a Run for Their Money
In a world in which Apple is now selling $549 headphones, and the major players like Bose are sure to follow suit with equally pricey devices, it’s refreshing to find a pair of earbuds that offer solid noise cancellation, excellent design, and a great price. The Liberty Air 2 Pros from Anker sub-brand Soundcore cost … Continued
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Tech NewsCan You Train Your Ears to Become More Sensitive?
Is your body perfectly toned? Are your workdays marathons of effortless achievement? Do your relationships proceed from a place of maximal openness/empathy? Have you, through therapy or nootropics, trained your brain away from thoughts of sadness/despair? If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions—and frankly I can’t imagine a person who wouldn’t—you might be … Continued
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EartherScientists Are Investigating How the Quiet Of Covid-19 Affects the Ocean
The impact of covid-19 lockdowns on wildlife living on land has been clear, but emerging research shows the quiet has extended to the oceans, too. Five researchers discussed their preliminary findings at a virtually-held meeting at the American Geophysical Union’s annual conference on Wednesday. The decrease in activity has given researchers an unprecedented chance to … Continued
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Tech NewsCultureAn All Too Quiet Place
When I log off work today at six, I’ll shuffle over to my window where I’ll anxiously check the time over and over again. For the next hour, I’ll wait, listening to the quiet music of New York during lockdown: birds chirping, trucks wheezing in the distance, a tinkering wind chime. Finally, at seven, the … Continued
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Tech NewsCultureI Listen to Train Sounds on the Train Because I Love Train
These days, there are millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks you can listen to on your morning commute. And given that nearly infinite selection of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks, I choose to listen to trains. For me and other New Yorkers, the subway is inescapable, one of the few certainties in life. We’re born on … Continued
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SciencePhysics & ChemistryNew Noise-Blocking Material Could Make Jets and Drones Super Quiet
The most effective way to block an annoying sound is to simply build a barrier—the thicker, the better. But instead of everyone living in sound-blocking caves in a few years as noisy drones criss-cross the skies, researchers at Boston University have engineered an acoustic metamaterial that’s designed to silence annoying sounds at their source, without … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Is the Dumbest MacBook Pro Complaint
The new MacBook Pro is far from perfect. It’s expensive, the Touch Bar feels like a gimmick, it’s not upgradable, and the USB-C ports means you’ll be stuck using dongles, at least in the short-term. These are all valid reasons for Mac fans to be unhappy with the new MacBook Pro. But the silliest reason … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis Engraving Machine Sounds Like the Future
What could possibly be the reason for an engraving machine to make these noises? Do spacey-sounding arpeggios make it engrave better? Does it support MIDI? If you know anything about the fine art of engraving, do please enlighten us. [Digg Video]
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Tech NewsSploidWatch the Painstaking Art of Making Movie Sound Effects
I’m not sure what I love most about foley artists: is it their wildly creative ways to recreate sound? The totally locked-in concentration they have to follow a scene? The all-around goofiness of the gig? The short film The Secret World of Foley stars foley artists Pete Burgis and Sue Harding and paints a lovely … Continued
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