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With IntentGeometry vs. Geography: Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 New York City Subway MapRESOURCESHarry Beck’s London Underground MapUnderstand the pioneering design that influenced transit maps worldwide.Massimo Vignelli’s 1972 Subway MapExplore the original design that sparked both acclaim and controversy.Hertz and Associates 1978 Subway MapExplore the 1978 successor to the Vignelli map and foundation of today’s NYC Subway MapThe Subway Map that Rattled New Yorkers, The New York TimesThe New York Times’ take on the Vignelli map controversy.Helvetica and The New York Subway System, by Paul Shaw...2024-10-0745 min
Speaking of PsychologyHow noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhDFrom roaring leaf blowers to screeching trains, the world is full of unwelcome noise – and researchers have found that noisy environments can take a real toll on people’s mental and physical health. Arline Bronzaft, PhD, talks about how noise affects health and well-being, how it can harm kids’ learning, why it’s not just a problem in big cities, and the most unusual noise complaints she’s heard in her five decades of advocacy combating noise pollution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-2639 min
BIRD HUGGERMaking Your Yard A Quiet Oasis For Birds With Arline BronzaftToday our guest is Dr. Arline Bronzaft, an environmental psychologist from Quiet Communities who specializes in the effects of sound on animals like birds and people. She tells us about ways to make your yard a quiet oasis for birds and other critters. For more information, go to www.quietcommunities.org. Join Catherine Greenleaf, a certified wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience rescuing and rehabilitating injured birds, for twice-monthly discussions about restoring native habitat and helping the birds in your backyard. Access the BIRD HUGGER Newsletter here: www.birdhuggerpodcast.com. Send your questions about birds and native gardening to birdhuggerpodcast...2024-06-2026 min
Soundproofist31 | No More Noise Toronto! (with Ingrid Buday)Ingrid Buday founded "No More Noise Toronto!" after enduring a consistent and measurable increase in noise since 2019. She collects data by using noise meters and mapping the results from a public survey she calls "Not 311," where anyone can submit noise and location data. In this episode of Soundproofist, she describes some of the community organizing and data-collection strategies that got the attention of municipal government. Dr. Arline Bronzaft in New York City also joined us for this conversation.2024-03-1943 min
SoundproofistAsk Arline: Episode 2 - Community noiseIn this second episode of the "Ask Arline" series, New York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about urban environmental noise. We cover cars with exceptionally loud engines to people blasting loudspeakers late at night, and bars and clubs with outdoor noise that keeps people awake. Dr. Bronzaft shares some of the solutions that get used in New York, and which might be applicable to other cities as well. 2022-10-0219 min
SoundproofistAsk Arline: Episode 1 - Neighbor noiseNew York City psychologist and noise expert Dr. Arline Bronzaft answers some questions about neighbor noise. In the first episode of this mini-series from Soundproofist, Dr. Bronzaft answers common concerns about how to deal with neighbors who stomp their feet overhead, noise from romping children while you're trying to work from home, how to delicately approach neighbors with loud bedroom activities when you're trying to sleep, what to do if criminal activity is happening in your building with lots of people coming and going, and neighbors with incessantly barking dogs. Listeners are encouraged to submit their own noise questions to...2022-09-1624 min
Powered By AudioHow will good sound shape the future of education? with GrowNYC noise specialist Dr. Arline BronzaftThe ability to learn has always set humans apart from other species, but the ways we’re educating ourselves are changing. After years of online education as a secondary way for career professionals to advance, the concept is suddenly front and center. The global pandemic forced primary school educators to quickly adapt to remote teaching also. Will online classes gradually replace the classroom? A sea change is coming to education, and audio is crucial to its success. Randi Zuckerberg interviews researcher Dr. Arline Bronzaft and Dr. Steven Tello, University of Massachusetts - Lowel vice provost for Graduate & Professional Studies. H...2021-04-2033 min
Soundproofist09 | Noise politics (with Dr. Arline Bronzaft)Dr. Arline Bronzaft is a pioneering researcher, psychologist, noise activist, and consultant. Her tireless work since the 1970s changed noise policy in New York City and beyond. In this interview, we review her accomplishments and challenges during multiple administrations. Her grandson, Matt Santoro, joins in. 2019-11-0444 min
The LindberghsWhy noise matters with Dr. Arline BronzaftSee the full show notes for this episode at: www.thelindberghs.com/182019-08-1847 min
Fordham ConversationsIt's Oh So....NOISY!We like to talk about how New York is vibrant and alive...but the flipside of that is
that it's NOISY. We visit noise researcher Arline Bronzaft to chat about why
noise is so bad in the city and how it affects us; also, we try to hear
about what New Yorkers think about noise in their lives. 2008-03-2900 min
Fordham ConversationsIt's Oh So....NOISY!We like to talk about how New York is vibrant and alive...but the flipside of that is
that it's NOISY. We visit noise researcher Arline Bronzaft to chat about why
noise is so bad in the city and how it affects us; also, we try to hear
about what New Yorkers think about noise in their lives. 2008-03-2930 min