Fireworks can torment veterans and survivors of gun violence with PTSD – here's how to celebrate with respect for those who served
Setting off fireworks may be fun for you, but for some of your neighbors it could be a traumatic experience.
Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
• conversation
July 1, 2020 • ~7 min
July 1, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: war ptsd noise july-4 fireworks war-veterans flashbacks fourth-of-july combat-veterans
How to make your house and garden more tranquil – tips from an acoustics expert
Whether it's cars passing nearby, a neighbour's blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.
Greg Watts, Professor of environmental acoustics, University of Bradford
• conversation
June 29, 2020 • ~6 min
June 29, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: health wellbeing gardens home noise house peace traffic-noise silence
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