The Rest Is Just Noise
The Rest Is Just Noise is a monthly podcast exploring the relationship between sound and our cities. Each episode our passionate and excitable hosts (three soundscape researchers) are joined by an expert guest from fields such as acoustics, architecture, and environmental psychology, to discuss their latest work and introduce our audience to the science, beauty, and noise of urban sound.
From the announcement of the 2023 ASA Science Communication Awards for Acoustic Expert Multimedia Winner:
"The Rest is Just Noise Podcast stands out as a remarkable audio journey into the realm of acoustics. With deep knowledge and captivating storytelling, co-hosts Dr. Andrew Mitchell, Dr. Francesco Aletta, and Dr. Tin Oberman explore various acoustical phenomena and their impact on our lives. Through interviews with experts and immersive soundscapes, this podcast educates and entertains listeners, creating a space where the beauty and significance of acoustics are celebrated."
The Rest Is Just Noise
Ep. 5 Highlights of the Urban Sound Symposium 2021
This week marked the second Urban Sound Symposium, held virtually! Featuring keynotes with 30 speakers, panel discussions, and 27 posters, the Symposium brought together some of the leading researchers in urban sound and soundscape. In today's bonus episode, Andrew and Francesco discuss their personal favourite bits from the week as well as talking, once again, with Edda Bild about the extended discussion around representation, inclusiveness, and fairness in urban sound research that was sparked at the Symposium.
We recorded this very quickly right after the final day and obviously can't cover everything - if you think we missed something important be sure to let us know on Twitter @JustNoisePod
If you'd like to be a part of the working group on urban sound EDI, reach out to Edda at edda.bild@mcgill.ca
Keynote talks mentioned:
"Urban trends and their impact on soundscape" - Dick Botteldooren, Arnaud Can
"Public space soundscapes - three continents, three approaches" - Sarah Payne, Jin Yong Jeon, Daniel Steele
"Smart city sound monitoring and its applications" - Juan Bello, David Bernfeld
"Mapping and prediction" - Pierre Aumond, Maarten Hornikx, André Fiebig
"Participatory approaches" - Lisa Lavia, Mattia Cobianchi, Nadine Schütz
Music used with permission from Jack Mac
UKAN brings together the internationally leading, but disparate UK acoustics research community.
Urban Sound Symposium 2021
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