Chris Berdik
@cberdik.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. I write about science and education. Formerly of the Atlantic and Mother Jones. www.chrisberdik.com
A startup in India takes aim at honk-happy drivers. open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
BEEP!
Plus some acoustic odds and ends for your enjoyment
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January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A startup in India takes aim at honk-happy drivers. open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Schools are closing across rural America. Here’s how a battle over small districts is playing out in one state hechingerreport.org/schools-are-...
School closures are accelerating in rural America. But research on whether they help students is mixed
Rural school closures are a growing trend, and Vermont, like many states, has recently proposed merging school districts to cope with falling enrollment.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Schools are closing across rural America. Here’s how a battle over small districts is playing out in one state hechingerreport.org/schools-are-...
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Open looting - directly providing favors and funds to Trump allies at the Kennedy Center's expense
Whitehouse: "They’re being given a benefit and those benefits seem only to be going towards groups that are affiliated with Trump and Maga. It’s basically a direct way to use this public facility to put money into the pockets of groups that are allied.”
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‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center
Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Open looting - directly providing favors and funds to Trump allies at the Kennedy Center's expense
For the holidays, a reflection on humanity's sonic message in a bottle. open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Space Jams and Other Sonic Wonders
Plus some acoustic odds and ends for your enjoyment
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December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For the holidays, a reflection on humanity's sonic message in a bottle. open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
So many great books here. Honored to be among them and thankful to @larrygennari.bsky.social for including me.
Very pleased that Sweet and Deadly made
@larrygennari.bsky.social's year-end list for @bosbizjournal.bsky.social In good company with
@cberdik.bsky.social's Clamor, and Dr. Michael Stein's A Living, among others.
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@larrygennari.bsky.social's year-end list for @bosbizjournal.bsky.social In good company with
@cberdik.bsky.social's Clamor, and Dr. Michael Stein's A Living, among others.
www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
Year in reading: Notable business books from 2025 - Boston Business Journal
Larry Gennari offers his top choices for business book of the year. Now more than ever, he writes, consider giving a gift that keeps on giving: a great book from an independent bookstore.
www.bizjournals.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
So many great books here. Honored to be among them and thankful to @larrygennari.bsky.social for including me.
I’m thrilled to see Clamor make Nature’s top 10 science books for 2025! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Spineless creatures, possibly the world’s oldest beer receipt and more: 2025’s best Books in brief
Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’m thrilled to see Clamor make Nature’s top 10 science books for 2025! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What Is Noise Beyond Decibels?
🎥 Watch Episode #30 with Chris Berdik @cberdik.bsky.social to explore how #noise shapes our #health, #focus, and #wellbeing in a noisy world.
Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/A5HZSU03qIM?...
🎥 Watch Episode #30 with Chris Berdik @cberdik.bsky.social to explore how #noise shapes our #health, #focus, and #wellbeing in a noisy world.
Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/A5HZSU03qIM?...
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What Is Noise Beyond Decibels?
🎥 Watch Episode #30 with Chris Berdik @cberdik.bsky.social to explore how #noise shapes our #health, #focus, and #wellbeing in a noisy world.
Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/A5HZSU03qIM?...
🎥 Watch Episode #30 with Chris Berdik @cberdik.bsky.social to explore how #noise shapes our #health, #focus, and #wellbeing in a noisy world.
Watch the full episode on this link: youtu.be/A5HZSU03qIM?...
Spreading the word with Make Listening Safe! Hearing is precious, and we need to protect it. #noise #clamor youtu.be/nEal61rpHzw?...
Chris Berdik supports MLSC
YouTube video by Panpathic Communications
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November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Spreading the word with Make Listening Safe! Hearing is precious, and we need to protect it. #noise #clamor youtu.be/nEal61rpHzw?...
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No Kings-Pittsburgh, PA
October 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
No Kings-Pittsburgh, PA
In the October edition of Clamor: Jimmy Page, William S. Burroughs, and reflections on killer sound. Plus, inclusive acoustic design, birds that sound like car alarms, and a quiet bit of good news for Southwest Detroit.
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Who's afraid of a little killer sound?
Plus some acoustic odds and ends for your enjoyment
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October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In the October edition of Clamor: Jimmy Page, William S. Burroughs, and reflections on killer sound. Plus, inclusive acoustic design, birds that sound like car alarms, and a quiet bit of good news for Southwest Detroit.
open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Thanks for including Clamor in the recommended reads for this fall, Stanford magazine! stanfordmag.org/contents/bib...
Biblio File: What to Read Now — Autumn 2025
New releases that inspire us.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thanks for including Clamor in the recommended reads for this fall, Stanford magazine! stanfordmag.org/contents/bib...
airmail.news/books/2025/1... I reflect on killer noise for @airmail.news
From Homer's Sirens to Led Zeppelin
Sound as a deadly force has long captivated us. But have we overlooked its true dangers?
airmail.news
October 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
airmail.news/books/2025/1... I reflect on killer noise for @airmail.news
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love some loops, blips beats n beeps with sounds of nature
Technology has allowed electronic music artists endless possibilities for mixing and creating sounds.
From Frankfurt, Germany, to the Peruvian Amazon, musicians are creating music that raises awareness about the beauty of biodiversity and how it is nowadays threatened.
From Frankfurt, Germany, to the Peruvian Amazon, musicians are creating music that raises awareness about the beauty of biodiversity and how it is nowadays threatened.
Meet the DJs of nature, inspired by biodiversity
Nature is taking the stage. The sunset starts to fade on a cloudy summer day next to the Main River in an industrial neighborhood of Frankfurt, Germany. The main artist of the festival is an…
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September 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
love some loops, blips beats n beeps with sounds of nature
Happy 180th birthday @sciam.bsky.social ! I’m honored to have Clamor be part of the celebration 🎉
To celebrate @sciam.bsky.social 180th birthday I spent the summer deep in the stacks, digging in our archive of over 100yrs of book reviews for the hottest takes and paired them with a 2025 title you might have an easier time finding a copy of 📚 www.scientificamerican.com/article/7-vi...
Highlights from Over 100 years of Scientific American's Book Reviews With A Modern Recommendation
A collection of seven book reviews from our archives, each paired with a recently published book we recommend
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September 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy 180th birthday @sciam.bsky.social ! I’m honored to have Clamor be part of the celebration 🎉
Larry Rifkin cuts through the noise with me to talk about the power of sound (both good and bad) for our health and our planet’s health on his America Trends podcast. www.americatrendspodcast.com
America Trends Podcast
www.americatrendspodcast.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Larry Rifkin cuts through the noise with me to talk about the power of sound (both good and bad) for our health and our planet’s health on his America Trends podcast. www.americatrendspodcast.com
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
I enjoyed digging beyond the decibels and talking about my new noise book wwnorton.com/books/clamor with Grant Reeher, host of The Campbell Conversations on @wrvo.org.
Clamor
A May 2025 Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book <br /><br /> An eye- (and ear-) opening investigation into how our ever-noisier world affects our health, our well-being, and our planet., Clamor, How No...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I enjoyed digging beyond the decibels and talking about my new noise book wwnorton.com/books/clamor with Grant Reeher, host of The Campbell Conversations on @wrvo.org.
@forbes.com calls Clamor “A comprehensive and well-crafted narrative of the history of noise pollution as well as what hope we have in countering this threat.” www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
Why Noise Pollution Is Slowly Killing Us All
Noise pollution is wreaking havoc on the world’s population as well as threatening marine life and wildlife above ground. A new book explains why.
www.forbes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
@forbes.com calls Clamor “A comprehensive and well-crafted narrative of the history of noise pollution as well as what hope we have in countering this threat.” www.forbes.com/sites/bruced...
By popular demand, this month's Clamor newsletter digs into the nitty gritty of noise fights.
Keep Calm and Collect Evidence: Noise Fighting 101 open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Keep Calm and Collect Evidence: Noise Fighting 101 open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Keep Calm and Collect Evidence: Noise Fighting 101
Plus some acoustic odds and ends for your enjoyment
open.substack.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
By popular demand, this month's Clamor newsletter digs into the nitty gritty of noise fights.
Keep Calm and Collect Evidence: Noise Fighting 101 open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
Keep Calm and Collect Evidence: Noise Fighting 101 open.substack.com/pub/clamorin...
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Soundscapes reveal hidden details of complex ecosystems.
July-August - 2025 - Volume: 113 - Number: 4
Unseen animals can often still be heard. That’s part of the impetus behind the growing field of ecoacoustics, which aims to measure entire soundscapes in different habitats as a way of gauging an…
www.americanscientist.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Soundscapes reveal hidden details of complex ecosystems.
I’m psyched that Clamor was included among these recommended books by @greenspotlight.bsky.social
Our annual compilation of important new Books and Films:
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@christinewebb.bsky.social @cberdik.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @davidenrich.bsky.social @matthewfacciani.bsky.social @ositanwanevu.com @brian-goldstone.bsky.social + others
#books #films
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@christinewebb.bsky.social @cberdik.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @davidenrich.bsky.social @matthewfacciani.bsky.social @ositanwanevu.com @brian-goldstone.bsky.social + others
#books #films
August 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m psyched that Clamor was included among these recommended books by @greenspotlight.bsky.social
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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The commissars are literally using government power to attack and suppress political speech. Whatever you think about "cancel culture," this is 100x worse. Deeply authoritarian.
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The commissars are literally using government power to attack and suppress political speech. Whatever you think about "cancel culture," this is 100x worse. Deeply authoritarian.