Since today online: a brief interview with me on the use of noise-cancelling headphones at work due to an overload of sounds/noise. I’ve tried to add some alternative thinking to this issue, making a case of sound artists to improve the sonic ambience of workspaces.
(The text of the interview is in Dutch)
Thinking Sounds 
Leuk artikel! Nederland is een oasis van stilte in vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld de binnenstad Bengaluru. Nergens een stille plek, ook niet hotelkamers.
Oordoppen zijn verplicht, bij zowel op straat lopen als in bed liggen.
Ned
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Hi Ned, sure I know that compared to other countries The Netherlands are a relatively quiet country. This actually confirms my idea that we shouldn’t rely on dB measurements to build our sound policies on, but on more (inter)subjective (and interobjective) experiences.