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This desk is mine! How noisy offices can make us more territorial

October 4, 2023

Published: September 14, 2023 Author Disclosure statement Oluremi (Remi) Ayoko receives funding from Australian Research Council. Partners University of Queensland provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. From colleagues chatting about their weekends or having intense phone conversations, to…

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Acoustics expert brings rock-and-roll touch to sound of St. Peter’s

October 4, 2023

By Crux Staff ROME – An architect and acoustics expert who’s worked on some of the most famous concert venues in the world said he brought a touch of rock and roll to a recently debuted new sound system in St.…

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Workers hate office noise – but are headphones the solution?

July 26, 2023

Communicating expectations and monitoring behaviour at the team level is important. Libby Sander Is it OK to wear headphones in the office? Do they help get work done, or is wearing them considered rude and damaging to the office vibe? While it might…

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Brooklyn residents offered $20 pizza vouchers, window cleaning after West Gate Tunnel works

July 16, 2023

Residents who say West Gate Tunnel works have badly damaged their Brooklyn homes have been offered free window cleaning and a $20 pizza voucher as compensation. Ian Royall Yusuf Balla says the cracks worsened after a two-month, 24-hour construction blitz.…

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New findings on deep sea whales, dolphins prompt call to stop Israel’s search for gas

May 30, 2023

First extensive exploration of Israel’s deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise By SUE SURKES  Dr. Aviad Scheinin, director of the Marine Apex Predator Lab at the Morris Kahn Marine…

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Auriculotherapy: Stimulate your ear, lose weight from your rear

May 28, 2023

Evidence is accumulating that taping six metal beads to specific points on the ear helps weight loss. Photo: Getty John Elder You’re doing all the right things to lose weight. Eating more vegetables, and at the same time cutting back overall…

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Are electric vehicles too quiet?

May 24, 2023

A consultation process, closing this week, is asking Australians if they think EVs should be equipped with “acoustic alerting systems” due to fears they could be a hazard for pedestrians or cyclists. The technology would digitally mimic the sound of…

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Traffic noise pushes up your blood pressure and risk of stroke

March 31, 2023

Traffic noise isn’t just annoying, it carries a number of health risks. Photo: Getty John Elder When living on a busy road, do we ever get used to tyres squealing and revving engines, the factory-like grunt and throb of trucks, sirens…

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In groundbreaking research, Tel Aviv U team records plants ‘talking’ for first time

March 31, 2023

Scientists discover clicking sounds, which humans can’t hear and which differ based on species and type of stress; wonder what uses other plants, animals make of the information By SUE SURKES 30 March 2023 It has been known for some time that…

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Beethoven’s DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans

March 22, 2023

By Carolyn Y. Johnson March 22, 2023 In 1802, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a heart-wrenching letter to his brothers, describing the deafness that forced him to “live like an exile” and yearn for death. Beethoven kept going for another 25 years,…

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