Why Noise Pollution is More Serious Than You Thought

[@Sciencerely]

Working as a human biologist, I think it is also important to note that noise pollution in cities can cause what we call "hidden hearing loss". Although this does often not affect a person's ability to hear quiet noises, hidden hearing loss leads to a poorer perception of noises (caused by a loss of synapses in the ear). As a consequence, it becomes more difficult for us to listen to a person's voice in noisy environments (I talked about this in one of my videos on revolutionary hearing implants). I think it's important to be aware of that!

[@crackedemerald4930]

Gee, i always have trouble listening to people.

[@cephasmartin8593]

I've had trouble hearing conversations in crowds since I was a kid. That's why I avoid crowds.

[@rubbers3]

That _sounds_ like me. I have no problem hearing the faintest of sounds, or distinguish the direction the sound came from, but I often have to ask people to repeat what they've said.

[@alisoncircus]

Why are you always trying to hijack SciShow videos? Don't you have any legitimate way to promote your channel? It certainly doesn't encourage /me/ to go check out your stuff - it just makes you look like a wannabe pretending to be an expert. On everything.

[@Rhike]

@@alisoncircus stfu

[@ryanmcintyre3616]

I remember in my childhood, one of the best things, which I now miss, is hearing the birds chirp in the early mornings. I probably didn't even appreciate as much as I should have, but I definitely look back on the occasions fondly. I want my little feathered buddies to come back full force.

[@Anubalfer]

I'm hearing the birds right now. A lot of them.

[@alienufoweird]

So you basically liked hearing birds ask for sex when you woke up. You can use alarms with bird noises connected to a surround system and it will give you the same experience if not better.

[@EsKaioS]

Same here! Used to see bright blue kingfishers flying around between trees back in my hometown. Now it'd be rare to even catch a squirrel climbing up the grails

[@ryanmcintyre3616]

@@alienufoweird Even when you put it like that, I still miss it tremendously. Also, assuming I even have the finances for my own surround system, I don't think I'd go for it anyway. I dunno, but for me it just wouldn't feel genuine. Good idea, though!

[@culwin]

I hear them most mornings. You can have them. I will pack them in a box and send them your way.

[@Yooo-ph5zx]

7am, I walked to nearest store, heard no cars, no AC hums, pure silence. Pretty nice

[@PaleGhost69]

This must be why Cicadas in the city are so much louder than those in the forests. The urban ones are literally deafening.

[@michaelesposito2629]

PaleGhost69 literally huh? They are literally making people deaf?

[@apeking7099]

@@michaelesposito2629 no need to get offended, big guy...

[@PaleGhost69]

@@michaelesposito2629They are loud enough that many people here feel the need to wear earplugs. Just like many people feel the need to wear earplugs when working with heavy equipment and machinery. One more thing. deaf·en·ing adjective (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else. (AKA does not cause deafness)

[@michaelesposito2629]

PaleGhost69 deaf·​en·​ing | \ ˈde-fə-niŋ , ˈdef-niŋ \ Definition of deafening 1 : that deafens. deafened; deafening\ ˈde-​fə-​niŋ , ˈdef-​niŋ \ Definition of deafen transitive verb : to make deaf

[@Daxrash]

Ignore the troll lmao

[@mystic_tacos]

What amazes me is how quiet it gets when the electricity gets cut to your house for some reason. Just deafening.

[@marcussparticus8380]

Happened to me yesterday, electricity was out for two hours and enjoyed every minute of it.

[@AfroAsiaticLanguages]

@@marcussparticus8380 Only fun if it isn't winter. Or you live in an area where winter isn't severely cold.

[@RNCHFND]

It's mostly the fridge hum

[@honeydew75]

same, electricity was out for a bit yesterday and it felt so nice except for the darkness. I didn't realize how much noise even just the lamp in my room makes

[@noahway13]

Or turn off kitchen exhaust fan...

[@admiralteddy]

I remember going camping in the woods back in 2012, once I got back I couldn't sleep properly for a few weeks because my house felt so damn noisy. We really have a lot of noise and light pollution, which is extremely sad as we really miss out on some amazing things.

[@jerry3790]

Especially light pollution. I really enjoy the night sky.

[@volcanocollins9845]

I could listen to the birds chirping and the leaves rustling with the wind while sipping some ice tea all day.

[@volcanocollins9845]

@@jerry3790 being on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is one of the best ways to enjoy a sunset and our galaxy. So many stars. I hear it's even better on a boat.

[@troyyoung8167]

Outback Australia is cool too.

[@lindsay3793]

I cried coming back home from camping thinking about all of the noise pollution I was coming back to. As I type this the a-hole across the street is revving his motorcycle full on... it hurts my ears. UGH.

[@CG_Hali]

People like me with hyperacusis, central nervous system dysfunctions and/or dysautonomia really feel those effects. It was only after moving to the middle of nowhere in a forest that hyperacusis finally started getting better than when we lived in a busy intersection. We couldn't believe the calm was tiring me so much and I only ever feel that same feeling when we have a contractor work on the house now. Those noisy episodes remind me why we made the right choice. I cannot comprehend how animals with even more acute hearing can handle it. Also see Healthcare Triage's sleep at hospital episode!

[@noland6014]

I don't know what's my disease of getting dizzy by noise but I get affected both from the forest and city except quiet place.

[@stephencoldbear]

As a person who has hyperacusis, I appreciate you doing a video on the topic of noise pollution. Thank you.

[@thankyouverymuch]

I'm sick of everybody saying, "it's just noise. Deal with it."

[@gregmiller9710]

..rock & roll aint noise pollution...:P

[@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean]

how about all the people who say oh, I hve hyperacusis too because they think "hyperacusis" means being annoyed by somoe sounds. they dont get that it involves severe pain and muscle tissue damage, not just ear damage or hearing damage

[@eliscanfield3913]

I don't have hyperacusis, simply a hearing impairment, and too much noise makes me feel terribly isolated.

[@Koeras16]

@@eliscanfield3913 Same here. Getting easier to deal with with age. Though younger I couldn´t even function properly in noisy places.

[@OnlyHopeRemainsTTV]

My favourite times are when the power is out. I live in the country, there's no traffic noise, and without the constant hum of the appliances running, fans, and the air pump, it's truly silent. My family wondered why I always had earbuds on as a kid, even with nothing playing on my mp3 player or walkman. The earbuds muffled the ambient sounds. I still wear earbuds with nothing playing sometimes if the din of life is too much. Maybe I have an undiagnosed sensory processing issue, but even just the background, normal house noise can bother me.

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

its totally possible, my sister has autism and specific noises can really bother her a lot

[@meteoman7958]

Ohropax wax earplugs have transformed my life during sleep and at any noisy place. One plug can be cut in two.

[@sundaya1]

@@atombell991 🤦

[@OnlyHopeRemainsTTV]

@XvAvX I live so far out that I don't have issues with light pollution, but having traveled to large cities, it is very odd not being able to see the stars! I feel bad for people that can't see them from their own backyard.

[@jessicaparker8279]

Try googling misophonia.

[@tinyGrim1]

Owls have binocular hearing, sure they see well, but their ears are most important. Noise pollution is plain bad for all, it drives people mad ! Or loss of sleep, relaxing, it's awful.

[@sin6617]

My neighbors drive me literally insane from their loud like super loud music that's nothing but bass. It's really annoying..

[@quasimobius]

@@sin6617 You must be referring to what stores used to advertise as "make your own thunder !" stereos ? It's maddening, especially when one lives in apartments and share inner walls with the offenders. It shakes the entire building; walls, floors, cabinets, oven, windows, teeth and eyeballs ! And the only reason for it IS to annoy. It's hard to believe the government bothered passing a Noise Act only to completely fail to enforce it later. "Somebody" must have called it racist. www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-noise-control-act

[@sin6617]

@@quasimobius Yea we share a wall. They should make a law to not do so, its messing with my mental health a little bit. Literally all they do is shake my walls blast their booming music and party dude. Literally bs the government or any government allows this at all

[@thomashughes_teh]

I remember stories about whales and dolphins intentionally beaching themselves. I wonder if they were driven psychotic from lack of rest. Oh, and it's harder to shave when the neighbor's sub-woofer is visibly vibrating the bathroom mirror @20Hz.

[@TexasTechguy210]

Why do I sleep better with a box fan going in my room?🤷‍♂️

[@squid1524]

As someone with hyperacusis, I truly wish there was less noise pollution so I could function more normally.

[@Flying-Bunny]

I agree ... for the same reason! (clinically hypersensitive in general, very annoying, but noise is the worst of all)

[@Future_Pheonix]

I've experienced what it sounds like without all of that noise before (especially cars) and was surprised at how wonderful and peaceful it was. It made me feel much more at peace and made me jealous of the way people used to live.

[@sundaya1]

Inear headphones or noise cancelling headphones can help you it helps me reduce anxiety.

[@alexandertownsend3291]

While I agree that noise pollution such as loud cars is a problem for other animals, the opposite problem tends to arise in rural areas for a certain subset of people. Sometimes it is too quiet. Let me explain. For context, I am legally blind so I can't drive. This is a problem because public transportation is basically nonexistent in my town. That means if you can't drive you have to either find someone else to drive you or you have to walk. Where I live it is winter for about half of the year and it is often windy. When it gets windy, the sound of the wind can get louder than almost any of the vehicles on the road. It can be dangerous to walk around in certain parts of our town if you can't see properly because some of the cars are too quiet and get drowned out by ambient background noise. Our town and similar toens would benefit from cars that were louder and from fewer cars such as priuses.

[@Future_Pheonix]

@@alexandertownsend3291 I mean, isn't it better if we raised awareness about issues like that and made better technology to alert the blind and deaf about things like that, rather than making our environment insufferable? Noise pollution also affects hearing and creates stress, which leads to all sorts of problems, and it also makes communication difficult, which leads to other safety issues and general unpleasantness. I say it's about time technology advanced more as far as things like you mentioned go, it doesn't even sounds like something that should be a problem to achieve nowadays. All sort of things have been popping up in recent years and I'm guessing it's about to improve. Working on a more quiet environment will probably take longer than creating solutions for things like that, so I think we should keep working on both.

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

I will remember these facts next time I'm surveying tree species in a forest. I had no idea that noise can manipulate what grows where. Very interesting video!

[@sebastianelytron8450]

When my wife suggested getting a white noise machine for the bedroom, I was initially ok with it. Then I realized I hate country music.

[@psychoholicfunkypand]

@Jesus Christ wooosh

[@bobbyharper8710]

Go with Shakira tongue noises instead.

[@Zeldarw104]

Hahahahahaha!!😂😂😂 That is a good one, bravo!😁

[@clxwncrxwn]

Jesus Christ why have you forsaken us!

[@lemaildoe]

SciShow should do a video analyzing why top comments on KZbin videos have nothing to do with the video. Ahem, hint hint. You've been waiting weeks to re-tell this joke you heard and picked the first noise-related video that came up. So now those of us who want to have a meaningful discussion about the topic of this video are impeded by your post taking up valuable space. Your comment is basically spam.

[@scottsteinberger3542]

Shipping and energy extraction are extremely loud. A lot of ships muffle the exhaust noise under water as well as use sea water to cool the engine which has to generate a lot of frequencies and a high decibel level. Propellers also generate noise, especially when cavitation happens. Drilling oil/gas wells as well as pumps are extremely loud and you can hear them for miles in the open air and I can't imagine what it would be like underwater. It will be a slow process but noise emissions need to be more regulated in all fields (land, air, and sea).

[@jaysea5939]

Douglas Adams (of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) in Last Chance to See, talked about recorded underwater noise and hearing the ROAR that the sea life had to live with, and how it was hurting them.

[@OurFreeSociety]

It's not going to happen. The evils do everything to harm us & they already know that noise harms us which is why when they torture someone, they blast music into the room which makes them go insane.

[@alecnolastname4362]

The property care companies in my area have revently switched to useing LEAF BLOWERS to clear snow... LEAF BLOWERS at 5:30Am to clear 1CENTIMETER of snow

[@ElectromagNick]

Yeah, same in my old apartment building. They also pulled out the leafblowers to clear dust from the walkways. _In a desert._ *_Known for frequent dust storms. AT FOUR IN THE MORNING. ON WEDNESDAY!_*

[@lewisdoherty7621]

@@ElectromagNick The real problem with leaf blowers is throwing particulate matter into the air to breath. People were complaining about hosing down sidewalks as a waste of water. The water catches the dust. I call them particulate blowers.

[@honeydew75]

that really makes no sense lmao wow I'm sorry you have to deal with that noise

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

Alec nolastname are guns legal where you live?

[@mursuhillo242]

@@yeeturmcbeetur8197 dude are you blind? He used a metric unit, therefore he most likely isn't american

[@raythegardener]

"Lower levels of stress related hormones in their poop" "Whales appeared to let out a collective sigh of relief" OK. 'Collective sigh of relief' is the oddest euphemism for whale poop I've ever heard. ; )

[@sanchezzz69420]

very observant.

[@samantharedacted9226]

I don't think it was a euphemism for pooping. I think he genuinely meant they were relieved from stress which is why there was less stress hormones. I think it was literal. They actually let out a sigh of relief of stress, therefore there was less stress hormone when they pooped later.

[@raythegardener]

@@samantharedacted9226 Hence the wink at the end. ; )

[@melanphilia]

911... whales did it

[@Yalikejazzboi]

1:42 This quote without context is hilarious.

[@Bennick323]

I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING. Was going to make this exact post. XD

[@pvic6959]

so turns out birds and i have more in common than I thought (except they probably are successful lol)

[@timothyconnet9873]

With fries

[@Neo2266.]

Ya like jazz 4:30 Way better

[@SmartAlekk]

I love how softly he talked for this one. Leading by example makes me happier than dry socks on a rainy day.

[@bjarnes.4423]

Next Episode: Light Pollution Is a Bigger Deal Than You'd Think

[@ag135i]

I heard about noise, air and water pollution, now what is this light pollution? Or is it like light or heavy pollution?.

[@sundaya1]

Bigger what? just close your eyes problem solved.

[@cerulianchild3879]

@@ag135i it's the reason you can't see stars in the city at night

[@Amiaaaaaaaaa]

@@ag135i From Wikipedia: *"Light pollution* is the presence of anthropogenic and artificial light in the night environment. It is exacerbated by excessive, misdirected or obtrusive use of light, but even carefully used light fundamentally alters natural conditions. As a major side-effect of urbanization, it is blamed for compromising health, disrupting ecosystems and spoiling aesthetic environments."

[@daryldandridge9818]

I think they already did that episode but there are so many episodes, I can’t be to sure?

[@sth.777]

Thank you for covering this! Raising awareness of how we impact our environments and how we can lessen our footprints is always good! Light pollution needs tackling, too - drag it to the curb and kick it. ;-)

[@joshuaevans4301]

I wonder how much a 100% conversion to electric vehicles would quiet roadways

[@tallguy2882]

To us a lot quieter but to animals that hear higher frequencies a lot more noise

[@killerketchup8621]

@@tallguy2882 whats the ratio for animals that hear high vs low?

[@coryhobbs5386]

Mostly tire noise

[@iczeky]

Not a lot, most vehicle noise isnt the motor but the tire on the road.

[@eirikarnesen9691]

it is very effective. our car park is about 50% electric or hybrid. there is a huge difference in sound pollution. only good thing about the electric cars. far more calm environment

[@yellowroo]

6am, quiet, no sounds, not even a peep Crow: cAaaaAaAaRk cAaaaaAaRk cAaaaaAaRk cAaaaaAaRk

[@sdfkjgh]

Yellowroo: I wonder if you've heard Harland Williams' standup bit about crows.

[@mtacticool7168]

I use slingshot to exterminate them.

[@aaron4ism]

Sci show: Noise pollution is a big problem AC/DC: Wasn't us man, we told you already!

[@rka5858]

This was a joke?

[@aaron4ism]

R KA yeah man, I had to change it when I seen what it looked like after I wrote it.. I love ACDC

[@adelchif4373]

Ha

[@trustyoldiron5416]

Beat me to it.

[@observingrogue7652]

I already love electric motorcycles & cars. This just makes me love them even more.

[@Thumbsupurbum]

Those aren't really quiet either though. Just a higher frequency that humans can't hear. Plenty of animals can.

[@observingrogue7652]

@@Thumbsupurbum Really? I didn't know that. What are your sources? Where did you get that? Part of the reasons why I love electrics, is their stealth. But if there is a loud frequency they make, that can be heard by something, then I want to know that, so can tune or muffle it out. When leaving for work, going on a road trip, or returning home, I don't want to wake up or disturb people, OR animals. I don't want to be an a55hole, or draw unnecessary attention. I love riding overnight, and I hate my engine noise. I'm saving to convert to lithium batteries & ultra-capacitors. And I hope solid-state, or better battery chemestries, become available to the homemade BEV world. Where did you learn about motor sound frequencies?

[@Thumbsupurbum]

@@observingrogue7652 My source was just the fact that my dogs ears will perk up whenever my neighbor(who has an electric vehicle) pulls out of his driveway. Even though I don't hear anything. But I did a little digging and found a couple of studies about noise levels of electric vehicles. None were specifically about animals, rather were about human. But the high frequency noise is mentioned and discussed. Here is a paragraph from a the study(link below). "The results show that sounds 6 and 7 with 12dB amplification on the high frequency components were identified as worse than the baseline sound. Listeners commented that these sounds were similar to the sound of a dog whistle or had very high tonal frequencies almost at the limit of hearing. This is perhaps not unexpected with such high amplification on the tonal components but shows that these very high frequency components contribute to sound quality. By comparison sound 5 with +6dB on the 8054Hz tone was rated as average with high confidence intervals indicating that not all listeners could not identify this change as clearly different to the baseline. In comparison, sound 8 that had all clear high frequency tones removed was rated as slightly improved over the baseline sound with a smaller confidence interval. This data shows a clear interaction of these high frequency tones to the overall sound quality of the vehicle." www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/INTERNOISE2014/papers/p578.pdf

[@observingrogue7652]

@@Thumbsupurbum Ok. Thank you. And I'm well aware that electric vehicles do make noise. And I'm not talking about the government mandated, low speed artificial noise, for the blind and stupid jaywalkers to hear them coming. I mean fluid turbulence of moving parts, tire rolling noise, mechanical noises like barings & gears, and the natural electro-magnetic noises...What worries me is, are the motors, gears, and barings, making a loud, disturbing, far reaching noise, that I can't hear, because it's out of my frequency range.

[@observingrogue7652]

​@Evi1M4chine So what your're saying is, I shouldn't bother surrounding the motors & transmission, with sound dampening material? Even at full "throttle", if the sound is comfortable for me, then the sounds will have little to no effect on nature, that's 3 or 4 meters from my electric motorcycle? I grew up with Tunercar culture, like turning economy & sports cars, into homemade racecars. Turbokits, superchargers, antilag, exhaust crackles & pops, and little to no mufflers & resonators, or a refined exhaust sound to live with.....But now I'm getting used to the sound of electric motors, and I found, my favorite sound, is the haunting echo of 2 motors working together, instead of 1 big motor. I would like to hear that sound, and was considering doing what Yamaha & Lexus did with the LFA. To my understanding, they used musical instrument techniques, to fine-tune how sound from the engine, reaches the driver. I want to do something like that, with my homemade electric motorcycles, where I can pleasantly hear the sounds of the dual motors, and maybe the straight cut transmission gears, while those sounds are dampened to everyone & everything else. What volumes and sounds, would you personally define as trivial? If an electric vehicle can make a dogs ears perk up, then I call that a disturbance. And I worry about what other animal will notice, and stop whatever they are doing. If an animal sees me fly by, that's one thing. But if an animal is tucked away somewhere nearby, trying to mate or sleep. Then I don't want to cock-block or stress-out that animal...I'm anti-vegan, but amazingly, I care a lot about this.

[@Zizumia]

When I was in the Navy I remember we had to keep a 24 hour whale watch up when we were off the coast of Alaska. Every time a whale was spotted we had to turn off our sonar and depending on how close they were, we'd limit engine noise. I just remember we used to have to turn the sonar off and limit noise quite a lot. However it made for spectacular whale sightings!

[@NajwaLaylah]

Well, Our Leader will see to it that our sailors are no longer burdened by any such senseless purpose. Just wait.

[@CrownofMischief]

Had to watch out for them by Australia too. Very majestic, but a bit too curious for their own good. Was always afraid we would hit one because they would come really close. Never really worried about dolphins though, those guys could swim circles around us

[@1234kalmar]

Humans: *exist* Nature: *Screaming_crying_cat.jpg*

[@ElectromagNick]

There were sound recordings taken from Challenger Deep and one of the sounds picked up was a motor boat. Yeah. Noise pollution is _everywhere._

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

I grew up in a pretty rural area, very quiet most of the time. A few years back I moved into an apartment that was yards from a 4 lane road with cars going by nearly 24/7. I still haven't gotten used to the noise of the traffic and sometimes I feel like it makes me a little bit crazy. Unfortunately, this place has the cheapest rent around so I feel like I'm in a cage.

[@terryenby2304]

As an autistic person who is highly sensitive to noise, this is so resonant to me! Lots of my family and friends are so noisy, but above moderately quiet things physically hurt my ears. While this isn’t as dangerous as dying wildlife, it seriously affects a person’s quality of life! I also have problems discerning noises, so speech is difficult to understand, and listening to a person talk is hard because I can also hear the birds outside, the traffic outside, next door, the tv, my chinchillas, the clock ticking and the neighbours chatting outside all at the same time. So trying to listen to one sound at a time is hard! Good news is despite some mild tinnitus my hearing is way more sensitive than average, so like the common pet dog I know when the post is arriving and how long until the take away dinner arrives 😅🤣

[@kaiceecrane3884]

I'm autistic and it is the same for me

[@terryenby2304]

KaîÇee Crane I like my ear defenders, they help reduce sounds, but I get looks from people then 😕 I am not very comfortable with ear plugs usually.

[@kaiceecrane3884]

@@terryenby2304 I don't like ear plugs either. I've been wanting to get ear defenders. Do they limit your ability to navigate? I know when I get rid of my ability to hear to some degree it also gets rid of my ability to "see" most things around me or know if I'm breathing so I breathe louder

[@terryenby2304]

KaîÇee Crane no, they just cut down the noise level for me. Thankfully. It just reduces all noises a bit.

[@SciFactsYT118]

Random fact: During the night, your intervertebral discs relax and expand. That is why you are 1% taller in the morning than in the evening.

[@spicat16]

& you can gain a whole Inch in natural height from doing yoga daily 😊

[@yoonmikim5663]

Also affects on a human level those prone to sensory overload... such as people with autism, PTSD, anxiety, and Sensory processing disorder. I deal with PTSD, and sometimes it's really hard to go outside and function because of the sheer amount of sound. I try headphones, but constantly get a message about how it's going to damage my hearing if I try to drown out the sounds bugging me.

[@rustumlaattoe]

Here in Adelaide, South Australia, there are a group of dolphins called "Port River Dolphins" (because they live in the Port River) who speak a special dolphin dialect designed to be distinguishable over the noise of the river traffic.

[@bluepyramid44]

I love the birds and the squirrels that come to feed in my yard. This year, they have all disappeared. It took me awhile to connect the dots, but I realized that the new commercial grow that moved in across the street this year, starts up a generator every morning and it runs until sundown. I find it unpleasant. Apparently the wildlife find it unbearable. All the things that drew me to this area are now gone; the trees, the quiet, the wildlife, and the fresh air. All gone. Big sigh.

[@cherokeeschill]

#PETA: I just love animals and would do anything to save them. I'll stop eating animal products and I'll stop wearing products made from animals. I'll shame everyone around me who does. Me: Okay, stop driving PETA: Well I don't love animals THAT much

[@yomi001]

I found a great solution for those of us living in a noisy area: HEARING PROTECTION EARMUFFS. I got the the 3M Peltor X5A for $23 a few weeks ago and it's been a life-changer. The noise from traffic outside my window is completely gone. I can study in peace. I can't even hear my spouse clanking dishes in the kitchen. It's great! I've owned Bose noise cancelling headphones. They're good, but nowhere near as good as those passive earmuffs. The earmuffs are much bigger than headphones, and I look like a dork while I wear them, but I don't care; I'm so happy to have some quiet when I read. Also, there's no need to charge them!

[@1219611a]

yomi001 You are happy, what about the rest of us ( who cannot get them) animals and plants?

[@whiteraven90]

@yomi001 How do they fare against dogs barking? That's what stresses me out most. I considered getting noise cancelling headphones but then i read that they are not good for blocking irregular sounds like that.

[@yomi001]

@@whiteraven90 Since they block out all types of noise, they work great with barking dogs. It's true that noise cancelling headphones are not good with barking.

[@whiteraven90]

@@yomi001 Ah, thanks! I'll look into these earmuffs when i get the chance.

[@woonam]

Whales, dolphins and plants being negatively affected by noise pollution While I'm over here getting upset at my fentanyl dealing neighbor starting fights in the middle of the night with chronics

[@yeetleslaw8529]

Me playing Death Grips at 2 am: Thank god I own headphones.

[@dustintaber]

Yeetles Law this channel is the last place I'd expect a Death Grips comment 😂

[@joshuamirabal3617]

I live next to the Palo duro canyon in Texas and it’s the only place I’ve gone that is truly quiet. In winter the only thing you can hear is the wind blowing through the canyon and it’s absolutely beautiful.

[@red_light_3937]

I never connected the impacts of human sound & confinement of whales and dolphins to the whole 'plants grow better to classical music vs. rock music?' stuff until 0:59 into this video. Over arching these ideas just blew my mind a little bit, thanks scishow! :)

[@piediddly]

I'm in agreeance with the birds on this; I purposefully avoid high-noise environments. I don't go to clubs, I don't go to the cinema, I don't go to live events, period. I, on occasion, will go out to eat somewhere I know will be mostly quiet. Going out is something I avoid, if possible (98.5% of my shopping is done online). I'm incredibly thankful for the internet for allowing me the ability to avoid all the noise (& smells). I'm much more relaxed & happier now.

[@honeydew75]

thank you for covering this and raising awareness, noise pollution is no joke

[@peterharris5475]

I’d love it to be less quite. I often use noise cancelling headphone when i go outside in the park during my lunch break. Not to listen to something, but because it’s more peaceful that way. It’s always surprising how much noise there is when i take them off

[@theloveliestsoul7767]

okay, i love your acting 🤣💛 on the other hand, i myself don’t really like to be on busy places like the center of the city. it make me irritable and moody. im thankful i live in a rural area and every day i can still hear the beautiful sounds of birds

[@louisluisss]

2020: noise pollution 2040: space pollution 3000: pollution pollution

[@slaterrox23]

It would be interesting to see a replication of that frog study with humans. Also thanks for using the metric system, oh my gosh, that makes the world of difference for understanding.

[@ochaco31]

4:29 god-tier acting by Michael Aranda

[@abhisheksoni2980]

You show outdoor concerts as noice pollution and nobody seems to disagree. That tells a lot about the quality of modern music.

[@quentin-v9d]

We had really bad snow 2 years ago (I live in a country not equipped to deal with it). Roads were shut, not a car in sight. I was living in the middle of a large city. Only then did I realise how much I loathe the sound of traffic. Cars completely ruin the place we live. Wish more people commutes by bicycle.

[@IshayuG]

Never mind the animals, we are all annoyed by the noise. I notice it in many ways. When I'm back at my parents house out in a smaller town, I get significantly less stressed than I do in the city. When I go outside and want to hear music, I have to set the volume to around 75dB, which is really bad for my hearing. Inside I can get away with much less - as much as 25dB less. New innovations are allowing us to cut down in this insane noise somewhat, such as electric cars. Unfortunately the lawmakers are out in force, telling car manufacturers to add noise-producing speakers to them so that people realise they're there because they're playing loud music?! Is like a race of who can scream the loudest at this point. I'm going to go ahead and get some quiet now.

[@bbyrneish]

I was so curious about how it affected us and then you gave us another video! Sweet!!

[@LSAnatidae]

"Noise from transportation is stressing whales out" U.S. Military: *laughs in sonar*

[@CrownofMischief]

Particularly from submarines, since they have no other way of figuring out where they are. At least most ships use passive sonar rather than active unless there's a reason, and most vessels these days have masker/prarie air to lessen the noise coming from machinery and propellers. Still, sonar is especially harmful since subs and sub-hunting ships tend to hang out where whales do

[@stopthenoiseglobal]

Thank you for this episode. This is such an extremely important topic. I am very glad that more and more people notice the damage caused by noise in the environment.

[@aerospacenews]

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) produced an Emmy Award-winning film on this topic in 2016 called Sonic Sea.

[@lilianamoniz1767]

I've never thought about this but thx for the message!!!

[@Mormodes]

I moved near a city because all my friends are here. My quality of sleep is abysmal now, I get on average 4-6 hours of sleep. I have to always have white noise playing when I go to sleep to drown out sirens and the incredibly loud vents in my crappy apartment. I really want to move far away from the city.

[@flauschschlangepictures2893]

I recently moved to a new city and am now living pretty much in the center of that city. Of course even at night some cars travel the roads but those are few. But it is pretty light outside. So it happens from time to time that I am awakened by song birds in the middle of the night. They sing at 1 a.m., they sing at 2 a.m., they basically sing all night long. I think it might be because, yes, there is a whole lot of artificial lights around but maybe also because of the noise pollution at daytime when they don't hear each other.

[@hadoukenhadouken9219]

In my ghetto apartment all kinds of noise pollution. That was too difficult for SCI to figured out.

[@kidmohair8151]

as someone whose job was audio, (ret'd) I was (and still am) VERY aware of noise, both in and outside: for me, being in a big city is, aurally, almost painful, and when the emergency vehicles go by, is painful... and then there is tinnitus...it's there all the time from the womb, I would imagine till death...

[@sidneyseed9183]

Very interesting and informative, the sound of his voice makes it even better

[@vrzrea795]

Thank you for your work on youtube! Keep on!😊

[@ushojedi]

Depression as we know it basically started with the advent of motorised vehicles. In the UK when we removed a day of rest and quiet, mental health declined and it has essentially been annihilated (1 in 3 mentally ill and rising) with the introduction of reversing bleeping alarms on vehicles which pervade our entire environment.

[@ultimasurge]

you have a pleasant sounding voice bro.

[@Ayeohx]

Oh yeah, we'll get on this noise pollution thing right after we tackle global warming.

[@jennygray3995]

They'd actually go hand in hand, less purchases make less extraction, less cargo ships, less car trips.

[@ThursdaysChild27]

Host has a pleasant voice. Nice job

[@johnmichael6689]

I think it's interesting that he sounds a lot like Hank. Like his cadence and such remind me so much of the way Hank talks

[@BLOODKINGbro]

We've also produced an earthquake while cheering at a stadium before. 2017 Seattle Seahawks game we rocked the Earth with sound alone. So yeah are noises are having a pretty ill effect and should probably look that to be lowered.

[@MeganStuart]

I'm so glad they made a video on this.

[@voidremoved]

i have been screaming my head off about noise pollution for decades

[@Rasgonras]

And I have been about light pollution. Put up big bright signs for everyone to see in floodlights everywhere.

[@CrownofMischief]

Oh the irony

[@rienjen]

This is what I know--my biggest motivator for moving was to get away from my upstairs neighbor walking around in the middle of the night. I moved outside of the city just so I could have a quiet bedroom and could get better sleep. Had to renovate a house and now commute an extra 20 minutes to work...but it's been worth it.

[@JoRiver11]

This makes me think of camping, and how much more peaceful it used to be 30 years ago vs. now when most of the "campers" are people staying is frigging motorhomes with air conditioning and electric appliances. I wish that parks wouldn't allow so many of them.

[@shaneh1003]

Having grown up in a remote forest area just between 2 very small and quiet towns, the incredible noise pollution around cities and large roads literally makes me feel crazy. Now the small town I grew up around has grown to the point of endless human noise where nothing is at peace anymore. I've watched for decades as nature has been enormously effected by the increase of human activities for miles around. Some insects have completely disappeared and the small animals near human populations have changed dramatically in species and habit. We Will not rest until we make everything artificial, destroying anything out of our view-of-caring and comfort, and turning all creatures into colorless, mundane, systematic creatures where they alone can thrive in a human altered world. Why should we care when all we desire is constant entertainment and pleasure by being plugged into artificiality...? The vast majority of humans have no clue on what was, and barely any still remains, hidden from our most gullible senses of sight and sound. They have no clue of the damage to life and life energies far more deserving and grand than their own could ever be. Their nature walk is a soul-blind trek of visual outtakes. I don't belong amongst you...

[@Ofir]

Very interesting subject, great video

[@SomeoneX64]

Listening to this on Full Volume just to assert my Domination.

[@nickybnick]

What are the best ways to pass time? Specifically, what activities can i do while waiting around for something like a doctors appointment or a boring meeting to end

[@TizonaAmanthia]

I think it's funny how people associate birdsong with attracting a mate; Yet, I"m pretty sure most songbirds are establishing territory boundaries, like...The whole mocking bird's multitude of songs is...to ward off as many OTHER birds as possible! no doubt, the fewer birds in the area, the more overall foods available, and unclaimed. I mean. the territory establishment is centered around attracting mates, but...I guess it's not as simple as just a come hither.

[@Beryllahawk]

It's a less important aspect of this but I wonder if the specific pitches of said noise also have an effect - on wildlife or on people. I consider myself to be a little bit unusual in that I hear background noises and really notice them, all the time; it's possible for me to tune it out but I have to concentrate. And often times, with very little effort, I can determine the pitch of, say, an AC hum. But that also means that in some situations there are clashing sounds, like hearing one machine hum as D-flat but another one, at the same perceived volume, in C... So it makes me wonder a little bit if the dissonances as much as the sheer amplitude being created that affects us, or critters. We already know there are certain sounds and certain pitches that are more or less soothing - like a cat's purring. So is the opposite also true?

[@pheart2381]

Yes,infrasonic sound is an interesting aspect of sound. Also the texture of the sound,pulsing droning,thumping noise etc. It doesnt have to be loud to be intensly irritating.

[@cameronb7161]

Nature is essentially the one quiet introverted person that lives in the apartment below the party animal that is humanity.

[@supking403]

The thing is is that his voice has the most quiet vibe while still being hearable ever

[@darcarazia]

for those who care about environment, switch to e scooters folks. i have one and they are so much effective in reducing noise pollution. it's price is same as the usual scooters which run on petrol. this is a small step we all can do towards reducing noise pollution

[@Aeturnalis]

I've been arguing for moving the entire population of the USA to the east side of the Mississippi River and allowing the western half to become the world's largest nature preserve where the only people allowed are scientists with legitimate studies and natives who still wish to live in their traditional ways. Now I have another reason to add to the list of reasons we should do this.

[@nickonerd]

Noise is also harmful for autistic people like myself, every day I deal with chronic fatigue and anxiety from sensory overload from noise.

[@stopthenoiseglobal]

I'm so sorry you're experiencing this.

[@gaijininja]

You missed the opportunity to mention the sound test at the bottom of the Mariana Trench a couple of years ago, where not only did they record the Earth "breathing" (The sounds of the Earth changing shape in response to the tides.) but also storm waves hitting the shore in South America, and traffic noise from the US east coast. In the BOTTOM of the world's deepest ocean trench.

[@pumpernickel6286]

Download a decibell measuring app. It'll usually be at around 20-40dB at home.

[@paintnamer6403]

Landscaping got real noisy beginning 40 years ago, gasoline powered equipment replaced rakes, brooms and trimmers. Now rechargeable battery equipment is bringing the noise levels down, at least for the DIY home owner.

[@TheeVande]

There's this one interesting documentary (I think "Sonic Sea") that talks about noise pollution in the oceans (shocker, based on the title). I'd recommend it!

[@BBBrasil]

One more problem: the frequency profile of the noise. Noise might be very broad, and the composing sound frequencies, including the ones that our human ear cannot hear, might have different effects depending on the noise source and the species under study.

[@kajkaj2705]

thank you nine eleven very cool

[@BestNatureVids]

I record nature videos and prefer to use the "native" sounds of my shoot location. Unfortunately it is steadily becoming more and more difficult to capture the "native" sounds without un-natural noise in the background. I spend a lot of time trying to edit out background noises and at times have had to opt out the nature sounds and inject a relaxing music track. The majority of my videos are recorded along ocean beaches even there the sounds of man continue to encroach further and further into the natural environment!

[@stopthenoiseglobal]

I recently talked to a friend from Germany who does field recording and he told me exactly the same thing. These "windows" when no anthropogenic noise is heard, even in very distant places such as reserves and national parks, are getting shorter. This is terrible.

[@eklectiktoni]

This is even more reason for people to switch to electric vehicles or use non-motorized forms of transit. Also, since tolerance varies amongst species, one way researchers could figure out the ideal noise level is to survey the types of wildlife in a geographic radius. For the most abundant, most ecologically important wildlife, find out what is the safe threshold level of ambient human generated noise. Aim to reduce noise levels to that level. Just kind of a side thought; this episode reminded me of this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYHPgJZ5htp0gZI

[@JohnPorsbjerg]

i think we need to redefine what a national park can be. Like right now there's just parks and not-parks. How about areas were people are allowed to live and farm, but there are certain rules in place to protect the environment such as noise allowances, and bans on other things that bother wild life like pesticides, excessive light, etc.

[@daniellemurphy9755]

You guys left off military noise - pinging and sonic booms (searching for petroleum or mapping the surface in higher detail)... I'm shocked.

[@andrzejsamorzewski146]

You mentioned gas end oil extraction as a source of noise pollution they are not big problem, they affect only small local area. The big and increasing problem are wind turbines they not only emitting terrible noise but they also killing millions of birds and bats, it's bitter irony that we building them in the name of saving environment.

[@Neo2266.]

Scishow: Corona is fine Aslo Scishow: *_WE’RE ALL GONNA GO DEAF AND DIE!_*

[@1873Winchester]

I'm not, I live in rural Finland. Love the silence.

[@NothingVideot]

Realistically speaking though noise is a much bigger problem for 99% of us than Corona

[@shwoopyrrale1694]

We’re you intentionally speaking quieter? It was oddly soothing.

[@wmdkitty]

I like it!

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

Humans are noisy. I'm in a fairly rural area and it's still noisy (mostly traffic on a nearby road but also neighbors and their power equipment used to maintain their properties). The last time I was able to not hear any human noise pollution was that time I hiked a few miles out into a wilderness. You would be amazed at how noisy animals can be deep in the woods when they feel comfortable with you being there. You never hear so much animal noises in the city or even suburbs. Even in fairly rural areas, wildlife is not as noisy. My observations tell me that wildlife is generally fleeing noisy areas. If I could, I would do the same thing. Some animals adapt, but not all can or do. Light pollution is what bothers me. I've seen the Milky Way with my own eyes before, but I have been unable to see it in about twenty years due to light pollution EVERYWHERE. Even where I live in a somewhat rural area, there is so much light pollution. I kind of wish there was a day a year where all outside lights (and any other lights that cause light pollution) must be turned off for a minimum of one hour so everyone has a chance to see the night sky the way it is meant to be seen.

[@49amitkumargodcut]

ROLLING UP SLERVES SENTENCE EAS UNNECESSARY.

[@119mars]

Love to see that Michael is a fan of twitch

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Amazing information, thank you

[@headecas]

7 orders o magnitude greater than x, for those who don't know, is about 10 million times greater than x

[@soniczforever5470]

Howd the frogs manage. I've been stuck next to builders a relative has builders next to them doing my favourite hamnering but it's not a digger dropping stones into a skip. This noise has led to pxxg due to headaches. Im in a bad mood for weeks spend hours running as I can't listen to it. I have a lower tolerance to all noise now. Complained the builders as they changed their schedule so I couldn't leave. Weeks of this seems to make one irritable nothing can cheer me up and I'm researching places I can safely rent in the country during covid 19.