Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439)
Freakonomics,
The modern world overwhelms us with sounds we didn’t ask for, like car alarms and cell-phone “halfalogues.” What does all this…
Facing the Horror of In-Flight Phone Calls, Americans Beg the Feds for Help
Webmonkey,
Nononononono, says America. The post Facing the Horror of In-Flight Phone Calls, Americans Beg the Feds for Help appeared first…
Weird Science thinks seven sexes is enough for anybody
Nobel Intent,
Michigan State…
March Madness: PLOS ONE News and Blog Round-Up
Public Library of Science - PLoS ONE Blog,
For the month of March, a variety of papers caught the media’s attention, from distracting cell phone conversations, to the…
Overheard phone conversations: super irritating, but actually not that distracting
BPS Research Digest,
Why is it so annoying to hear a person chatting away in public on their mobile phone? One possibility examined in a new study…
Yes, Your Cell Phone Conversation Does Drive People Mad
KQED QUEST,
It's well known that talking on your cell phone compromises your ability to perform simple tasks like walking and driving. Now…
Looking beyond tumour-inducing effects of cell phones
Coffee Table Science,
The cell phone has become an integral part of our lives. Thanks to the multiple tasks that today's smartphones can handle, a…
Why People on Cell Phones Are the Worst
Inkfish,
If it were urgent, maybe we could be more forgiving. But the subject of that phone call one table away at Starbucks never seems…
Links 3/15/13
naked capitalism,
Lambert here: I generally don’t do weekdays, so I’m amazed to find out that the challenge is cutting back on links, not finding…
Hearing Just One Half of a Conversation Is Really, Really Annoying
Smart News,
Talking on a cell phone makes it hard for a person to walk or drive: the rate of accidents for talk-drivers is about the same…