With the amount of sound pollution from electronic devices in the home, as well as sirens and machinery, our dogs may sometimes feel overwhelmed, which is something we should be mindful of. Their superior hearing evolved in open plains and quiet forests, so our noisy world may be a lot for...
The ability of birds to mimic sounds including those as loud and distinctive as emergency vehicle sirens highlights their incredible auditory and vocal capabilities Whether as a survival mechanism a mating strategy or a social tool these mimicry skills showcase the adaptability and complexity of bird ...
“I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart, I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat.”― Jorge Luis Borges Search The Spark? Posted onAugust 30, 2024 1 Harold Bloom in one of his meditations tells us: ...
but the lines were already cut. After hanging up the phone, Sarah looked over at him and said that they needed to run. He remembered asking her if it was just a scare tactic like she said, but something in her eyes said that this was much bigger than that. The si...
The shiny stuff (political scandals, celebrity nonsense, and more) in the long run, does not matter. We must turn away from the distractions, but it’s hard when those who “design” the distractions are very VERY good at it. The challenge with facing up to the mul...
As Artificial Intelligence(AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat. This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, if we figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code....
We had just merged onto a new highway (much easier these days now that everyone was dead) when I saw sirens behind us. “The bloody ‘ell?” Eliza said. “Are there still cops?” “Yeah,” I said as I pulled into the breakdown lane, even though I could have parked so I was blo...
But I was also struck by the timeless quality of this scene in the basement (minus the smart phone), and it made me think about all of the other mothers that have huddled over their babies in the darkness while sirens wailed around them. I imagined the fear a mother might feel while ...
This is an emergency: I find myself reminding families that this is an emergency. Just because you are physically in the comfort of your home and your house is not burning down, just because there are no sirens in the streets, you are still in a crisis. Typical expectations must be put...
Most of them feature vocals of the screaming/shrieking variety, so if that’s an immediate turn-off for you, just listen to “Dead Girl” and “Scream of the Butterfly” and “The Bones of Baby Dolls”, all of which feature no screamed vocals at all. Be aware that the mellow nature...