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Edition #151 · Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 3355 positive stories
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The World Is Getting Noisier - But We Can Change That

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The World Is Getting Noisier - But We Can Change That

I spent years immersed in noise. Sometimes it was deafeningly loud, like the crescendo of horns and two-stroke motorcycles during rush hour in Mumbai. Other times it was simply maddening, like the parade of big-rig trucks in a dense Detroit neighborhood, belching fumes along with deep, chest-rattling rumbles and hydraulic wheezes. Some noises were jarring and distracting, while others - like the distant roar of highways and jets - kept intruding into the lush soundscape of the wilderness. I not

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