2019年2月16日 星期六

Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it

The science of how noise affects your health and sleep. Read online
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February 16, 2019

Mathias Basner: Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it

10:04 minutes · Filmed Nov 2018 · Posted Feb 2019 · TEDMED 2018

Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health, says noise researcher Mathias Basner. Discover the science behind how noise affects your health and sleep -- and how you can get more of the benefits of the sound of silence.

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What does it mean to be civil? Journalist Steven Petrow looks for answers in the original meaning of the word, showing why civility shouldn't be dismissed as conversation-stifling political correctness. Learn three ways we can be more civil -- to start talking about our differences with respect. Watch »

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Gene-editing tools like CRISPR enable us to program life at its most fundamental level. But this raises some pressing questions: If we can generate new species from scratch, what should we build? Should we redesign humanity as we know it? In this jaw-dropping talk, Juan Enriquez forecasts the possible futures of genetic editing, and the uncertainty and opportunity of this next frontier. Watch »

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FROM the comments ... 

Nice work you are doing!! The last two minutes are great; these sentences will accompany me for a long time.”

Commenter: Sandro Minka II
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