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The noise of human cities is getting so bad it’s hurting animals. Can we learn to shut up? By Clive Thompson Illustrations Eddie Guy W hen the covid-19 pandemic started, Jennifer Phillips thought about the songs of the sparrows. They were easier to hear, because the world had suddenly become quieter. Car traffic plummeted as people sheltered at home and shifted to remote work. Air travel collapsed. Cities—normally filled with the honking, screeching, engine-gunning riot of transportation—became as silent as tombs. For years, Phillips has studied how animals react to “anthropogenic noise,” or the racket created by human activity. Most animals really don’t like it, she and her colleagues have learned. …
摘自《麻省理工科技评论》(MIT Technology Review)第129卷 第3期 · 2026年5月刊,Clive Thompson。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。