Over time we’ve lost our connection to the outdoors. One of the reasons is our advancement in technology and living in a more industrial world. Urban environments are full of noises that are constant, annoying and many times affect our hearing and health. Noise pollution is something we hardly hear […]
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WBC and Makeda Cheatom present Dragon Fruit Cacti music Sit, take a breath and relax. For 2 years WorldBeat Center has been researching the healing effects of sound particularly through plant music. Our research is part of the NOISE Project, a national community science project on the effects of noise […]
Community Science Collaborator Ernest Dixon (Metro Atlanta Urban Farm) shares his experience with racism and its role on his everyday life as a young man.
It is critically important for minoritized communities co-lead science projects. Communities are strong! Communities are made of people who care about the wellbeing of their community and who know what’s best for them. Communities historically excluded from the sciences are more than capable of engaging in science, if institutions create […]
The novel coronavirus pandemic has radically upended human life as we know it. From our daily routines of purchasing food at the market to the rather mundane commute to work, the world has been brought to a standstill by the outbreak. Amidst the catastrophic repercussions of the virus, a significant […]
By Owen Sullivan The NOISE Project explores culture through a scientific lens. This term, culture, is most often used when describing ethnic and religious customs that shape the decisions and lifestyles of individuals. Yet a different sort of culture–organizational culture–is another powerful force that shapes behaviors and decisions in the […]
Every day we wake up and dreadfully get out of bed from the sound of our alarm clock. From the moment we start our day, noise has a profound impact and presence in our lives. While our alarm clocks are not harmful to our personal health and are of our […]