439. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ear...

It brings strangers together. It teaches probability, strategy, and emotional control. It has even helped N.F.L. teams win the Super Bowl. Stephen Dubner explores why this ancient game is having a renaissance. (Part two of a series, “We Are All Gamers Now.”) SOURCES: Remington Da ... Show More

As the Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations, we revisit a 2022 episode that explored the hidden cost of an invisible threat: air pollution. SOURCES: Angela Duckworth, psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Greenstone, economist at the Univers ... Show More

Another war in the Middle East. A retreat from the international order. A presidency built on self-dealing and arbitrary power. It’s enough to make you think the U.S. is in a steep decline — but Fareed Zakaria thinks otherwise. SOURCES: Fareed Zakaria, journalist and author. RESO ... Show More

Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health, says noise researcher Mathias Basner. Discover the science behind how noise affects your ... Show More

A year after we reopened as a society, some of us are still trying to adjust to the noise of everyday life. But have we gotten louder, playing Instagram out loud on the Luas, shouting in the street late at night. Has Ireland become selfish and has the world turned louder? Is it a ... Show More

From ear-splitting aircraft noise and the drone of traffic to the hum of an open-plan office, the world around us can feel loud. But is it getting louder? And is this having any effect on our health - and even on how long we live? We find out when living close to a road, railway ... Show More

<p>Is our blaring modern soundscape harming our health? Cities are noisy places and while people are pretty good at tuning it out on a day-to-day basis our sonic environments have serious, long-term impacts on our mental and physical health. This is part one in a two-part series ... Show More

<p>8 hours of White Noise Airplane Cabin Jet Sounds. White noise is a type of sound that contains all the frequencies audible to the human ear at equal intensities. It is a constant and steady sound that can mask or block out other sounds in the environment. The sound of white no ... Show More

White noise generators are useful for masking all kinds of annoying sounds -- but what is white noise, and how does it work? Learn about white noise (and other 'colors') in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omn ... Show More

Close your eyes and just listen. Even if you aren’t actively thinking about the noises happening around you, your brain is constantly processing sound. That’s because, unlike your eyes, your ears never close. In fact, Northwestern neurobiology professor Nina Kraus, says listening ... Show More

<p>Imagine a time when you were younger riding in the backseat of your parents’ car heading home from vacation. The sun has gone down, the moon is shining, and all you hear is the sound of the car driving along the road. You feel bumps on the street as if the car is slowly rockin ... Show More

From roaring leaf blowers to screeching trains, the world is full of unwelcome noise – and researchers have found that noisy environments can take a real toll on people’s mental and physical health. Arline Bronzaft, PhD, talks about how noise affects health and well-being, how it ... Show More

<p>8 hours of White Noise. White noise is a type of sound that contains all the frequencies audible to the human ear at equal intensities. It is a constant and steady sound that can mask or block out other sounds in the environment. The sound of white noise is similar to the stat ... Show More