The NOISE project is also interested in the ways sound can improve our communities’ health and quality of life. As this blog post explains, people living in areas with more birds, trees, and shrubs are less likely to experience stress, anxiety, and depression, and listening to sounds such as birdsongs can actually […]
Mira Diana Kudva Driskell
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All of this information about noise pollution can be really overwhelming—which is why it’s also so important to educate ourselves about how we can combat noise pollution. Some researchers have suggested an individual approach to combating noise pollution. In this Ted Talk, Dr. Mathias Basner, a professor in the Department […]
Individual change versus system change refers to two different but related ways of addressing inequity. Those who believe in individual change view problems as the result of individual actions, and change their habits in order to influence larger change. This might mean that an individual examines their biases and racist beliefs […]