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Where to find (and protect) quiet places in nature around SoCal
1 month, 1 week ago

Where to find (and protect) quiet places in nature around SoCal

LA Times  

San Jacinto State Park is one of 14 places in Southern California that have been nominated to receive a formal “quiet” designation from Quiet Parks International. San Jacinto State Park; Volunteers with Quiet Parks International visited the Zabalo River in Ecuador to perform quiet studies and awarded it as the world’s first wilderness quiet park. “That’s your most likely time …

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Walter Mitty call handler who pretended he was a paramedic to impress dates he met on Tinder convicted of sex attacks on three women
4 months, 1 week ago

Walter Mitty call handler who pretended he was a paramedic to impress dates he met on Tinder convicted of sex attacks on three women

Daily Mail  

A WALTER Mitty medic who pretended he was a paramedic to impress women he met on Tinder before raping and sexually assaulting them has been convicted of a string of offences. Jamie Kadolski, 24, was an ambulance call handler and first responder who wore his NHS uniform on his dating app profile photo He concealed his junior role when he …

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Why we should record travel moments
2 years, 1 month ago

Why we should record travel moments

BBC  

Why we should record travel moments 10 February 2023 Share Save Jennifer Stavros Features correspondent Share Save EyeEM/Alamy Why we should record travel moments Travellers often talk about seeing the world, but it's time we learn to listen to it, too. Kawee Wateesatogkij/Alamy It turns out that our brains remember scenes better than we remember sounds This study seems to …

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The world's most endangered sound
3 years, 8 months ago

The world's most endangered sound

BBC  

The world's most endangered sound Shawn Parkin Hempton has circled the globe three times searching for and documenting the planet's vanishing natural soundscapes In an ever-louder world, Gordon Hempton has spent more than 40 years speaking out about the importance of saving silence. – Gordon Hempton, acoustic ecologist More Reasons to Love the World {"image":{"pid":""}} What you likely didn't hear …

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The fight for quiet in a world full of noise pollution
3 years, 10 months ago

The fight for quiet in a world full of noise pollution

Wired  

It took a thunderstorm for Gordon Hempton to truly appreciate quiet. “You know you’ve been driving too long when you’re driving 60mph and the road seems to be going backwards because you’re slowing down from 90mph,” he says, describing the kind of fatigue that only a long, cross-country journey can induce. Now 67, he is a renowned acoustic ecologist and …

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Lockdown ‘silence’ reveals mesmerizing sounds
4 years, 9 months ago

Lockdown ‘silence’ reveals mesmerizing sounds

CNN  

CNN — If you’re one of the many people noticing the lilt of birdsong more profoundly these days, you’re not alone. “I wasn’t really expecting it would be relatively noise-free since it’s so close to Boston,” says Hempton about Marconi Beach, located within the 68-square-mile Cape Cod National Seashore. Video Ad Feedback Sounds of Olympic National Park 00:52 - Source: …

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The last place on Earth without human noise
11 years, 2 months ago

The last place on Earth without human noise

BBC  

The last place on Earth without human noise Is there anywhere left utterly free of man-made sound? Foy, for one, did find his ultimate silent spot in the end, but it wasn’t quite the peaceful refuge he anticipated – in fact, he discovered there that there’s one human noise none of us can ever escape. “There are no places on …

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倾听自然的声音
13 years, 10 months ago

倾听自然的声音

China Daily  

By Abby Quillen My world has gotten a lot louder lately. “Airplane, airplane, airplane.” He gestures toward the sky until I repeat, “Airplane.” “Car!” He interrupts the story I’m reading and spins toward the window as a Volvo station wagon rolls by. “In the last 30 years, I’ve found it nearly impossible in the United States to experience 15 minutes …

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倾听自然的声音
13 years, 10 months ago

倾听自然的声音

China Daily  

By Abby Quillen My world has gotten a lot louder lately. “Airplane, airplane, airplane.” He gestures toward the sky until I repeat, “Airplane.” “Car!” He interrupts the story I’m reading and spins toward the window as a Volvo station wagon rolls by. “In the last 30 years, I’ve found it nearly impossible in the United States to experience 15 minutes …

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