Soundproofist

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Soundproofist is a podcast about unwanted or harmful noise and what you can do about it. We also cover acoustics and people who work with sound.

3月19日

31 | No More Noise Toronto! (with Ingrid Buday)

Ingrid Buday founded "No More Noise Toronto!" after enduring a consistent and measurable increase in noise since 2019. She collects data by using noise meters and mapping the results from a public survey she calls "Not 311," where anyone can submit noise and location data. In this episode of Soundproofist, she describes some of the community organizing and data-collection strategies that got the attention of municipal government. Dr. Arline Bronzaft in New York City also joined us for this co...

43 分钟
2023/12/17

30 | Washington Heights & noise - with Lucina Chavez-Rosique

Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan has a long and diverse history. It could be described as an "East Side - West Side" story, because the neighborhood -- divided by Broadway -- is starkly different on each side. Lucina Chavez-Rosique began measuring and documenting the decibel levels across the neighborhood. She's collecting noise data and resident stories to measure the impact of noise on the community from a socioeconomic point of view. Her goal is to provide actionable...

43 分钟
2023/06/17

29 | Combining AI and bioacoustics, with Topher White of Rainforest Connection

Topher White uses technology to detect illegal logging in rainforests. You might have seen stories about how he repurposed old cellphones and powered them with solar panels to listen remotely in the forests. While collecting this audio data, he uses AI tools to identify the specific sounds of chainsaws and trucks to send alerts to local officials.His organization, Rainforest Connection, has been successful in reducing illegal logging in protected areas. Now he has a new project underway, call...

48 分钟
2023/03/25

28 | Gunfire noise - with citizens from Cranston, Rhode Island

Imagine hearing loud gunfire in your home or school all day long. A community in Cranston, Rhode Island has struggled with this issue for the past few years, and they're protesting against it. Their local police department practices at an outdoor shooting range across the street from a residential neighborhood and a high school. The target practice at that range has increased up to 12 hours per day. Longtime residents are pushing back and asking the department to relocate or to enclose ...

50 分钟
2022/10/24

27 | Right Avenues noise-reporting app - with Jimin Park

When New York City resident and urban planner Jimin Park found herself surrounded by urban noise, she decided to do something constructive about it. She created an app called "Right Avenues," which residents can use to file noise complaints to 311 and identify the type of noise and the location so that it can be tracked on a map and viewed by the public. Ultimately the app can be used to aggregate noise data for problem-solving, or choose a quieter place to live, or change policy. Learn more ...

23 分钟
2022/10/02

Ask Arline: Episode 2 - Community noise

In this second episode of the "Ask Arline" series, New York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about urban environmental noise. We cover cars with exceptionally loud engines to people blasting loudspeakers late at night, and bars and clubs with outdoor noise that keeps people awake. Dr. Bronzaft shares some of the solutions that get used in New York, and which might be applicable to other cities as well.

20 分钟
2022/09/16

Ask Arline: Episode 1 - Neighbor noise

New York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about neighbor noise. In the first episode of this mini-series from Soundproofist, Dr. Bronzaft answers common concerns about how to deal with neighbors who stomp their feet overhead, noise from romping children while you're trying to work from home, how to delicately approach neighbors with loud bedroom activities when you're trying to sleep, what to do if criminal activity is happening in your build...

25 分钟
2022/05/30

26 | Ocean noise in the pandemic - with Artash Nath, student researcher

During the height of the COVID pandemic, human-generated ocean noise from freight shipping and recreational boating nearly stopped. Because some locales measure oceanic noise with hydrophones, open-source data offered lots of useful raw data. Artash Nath, a student researcher, analyzed some of this data to demonstrate how ocean noise impacts marine mammals and by what measure the noise was reduced when human activity stopped. He shares these findings on his website, Monitor My Ocean. We...

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Soundproofist is a podcast about unwanted or harmful noise and what you can do about it. We also cover acoustics and people who work with sound.

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Soundproofist
活跃年份

2018年 - 2024年
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33
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31 | No More Noise Toronto! (with Ingrid Buday)

30 | Washington Heights & noise - with Lucina Chavez-Rosique

29 | Combining AI and bioacoustics, with Topher White of Rainforest Connection

28 | Gunfire noise - with citizens from Cranston, Rhode Island

27 | Right Avenues noise-reporting app - with Jimin Park

Ask Arline: Episode 2 - Community noise

Ask Arline: Episode 1 - Neighbor noise

26 | Ocean noise in the pandemic - with Artash Nath, student researcher

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31 | No More Noise Toronto! (with Ingrid Buday)

30 | Washington Heights & noise - with Lucina Chavez-Rosique

29 | Combining AI and bioacoustics, with Topher White of Rainforest Connection

28 | Gunfire noise - with citizens from Cranston, Rhode Island

27 | Right Avenues noise-reporting app - with Jimin Park

Ask Arline: Episode 2 - Community noise

Ask Arline: Episode 1 - Neighbor noise

26 | Ocean noise in the pandemic - with Artash Nath, student researcher

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