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Many drivers fail to notice bikes until it’s too late. Sometimes this phenomenon is referred to as SMIDSY (‘sorry mate, I didn’t see you’).
Listening to music and doing homework can be in harmony − as long as you turn down the volume.
Some devices simply block sound. Others cancel out noises using sound engineering. There is positive, but limited, research that suggests they might be useful for autistic or ADHD people.
The increase in the use of noise-cancelling devices at work is a plus for productivity but can discourage collaboration.
Using earbuds or headphones to play very loud music on devices and going to live gigs are putting up to 1.35 billion young people at risk of permanent hearing loss worldwide.
There is a lot to consider when buying a new pair of headphones. A professional musician and acoustics researcher explains how the science of sound and quirks of human hearing make for a great listening experience.
Wireless earphones have freed us from devices. It’s tempting to wear them all day for phone calls, podcasts and music but research into hearing aids suggests this can create a sticky problem.
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Assistant Professor of Music and Arts Technology, Indiana University
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Professorial Research Fellow, Audiology and Speech Pathology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Senior Research Fellow, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Clinical Assistant Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Purdue University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Automotive Safety Research, Adelaide University
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Research Engineer at the Centre for Automotive Safety Research, Adelaide University
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Research Fellow, Health Sciences, Curtin University