Ongoing History Daily: More on the Effects of Loud Music
Listening to loud music may feel good, but it’s not good for you. Here’s more evidence. A study out of the UK by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People found that four out
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How old are your ears? Take this test.
As we get older, our hearing naturally becomes worse. But if you’re always exposing yourself to loud noises (like music through headphones) the chronological age of your ears may not match up with
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Hey! How’s your hearing?
This is a sad fact: As we get older, our hearing changes. The older we get, the less sensitive our ears become to sound. But if we torture our ears with loud music
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Random music news for Saturday, April 20, 2024
Happy Record Store Day! Here’s what’s happening in music news for April 20, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Skynet-style robots still have a way to go–but they’re getting there. Stay to
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Grand piano for cats
Cats have awesomely good hearing. While most humans top out at 15,000 Hz, cats can detect sounds up to (and maybe beyond) 64,000 hz. That’s eleven octaves, one more than even a dog.
Read MoreTake this test: How old are your ears? Have you damaged them with loud music?
Hearing tends to degrade as we age. How fast it degrades depends on how much we torture them with things like loud music. This video test allows you to see exactly how old
Read MoreRandom music news from Monday, September 11, 2023
Look up. Not that high. Down near the northeastern horizon. That’s comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura. It’s back for the first time in 400 years. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Say hello to
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Our ears and “store” music, apparently
Here’s another medical note about music. Scientists have recently discovered that there’s something about the inner ear that allows it to “store” sounds. They found that vibrations in the inner ear continue even
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Science has proven that some of us can HEAR silence
The Oxford Dictionary defines silence as “the complete absence of sound.” We hear sound. If there’s no sound, there’s silence. And we can’t hear silence. Or can we? Tell that to any radio
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Well, someone had to do it, I guess. Thank you? And you can thank me for music news for February 16, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: I’m not entirely sure what’s
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)
After Ticketmaster’s systems melted down when 52 Taylor Swift concerts went on sale simultaneously late last year, fans screamed bloody murder. They’re demanding that something be done. Not wanting to miss a chance
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