Topic: Noise
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Videos
FOUND: John Cage's Long-Lost Bicycle
A gear-headed noise artist attempts to find the soundtrack of a bicycle.
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Charts
Road Noise: Deadly? Maybe. Annoying? Definitely.
A large share of urban dwellers live in areas where road noise is highly irritating.
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For L.A. Residents Fed Up With Helicopter Noise, a Final Straw
A violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl gets drowned out, and a revolt is born.
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In Los Angeles, Ideas for a Quieter Wait for Mass Transit
A UCLA researcher makes the case for several ways to cut noise at transit stations in the middle of freeways.
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Traffic Noise Might Give You a Heart Attack
Louder streets have been linked to greater risk of cardiac arrest.
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Sick of City Noise? Just Duck Into This Street-Corner Confessional
Modeled after Catholic confessionals, this portable furniture allows people a private place to chat away from all the hubbub.
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Sparrows Actually Change Their Tune To Sing Over the Noise Of the City
A study in San Francisco's Presidio District suggests birds are adapting to the increasingly noisy city.
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The Big Fix
The Science of Quieter Cities
Tired of listening to your neighbor's shoes, the garbage truck, and the sound of car traffic? What if you didn't have to?
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Streetcar Serenity
If light rail and streetcar systems are 'too quiet,' it would be an awfully nice problem to have
