"These cells, termed transdifferentiating Deiters' cells (tDCs), are capable of making the transition from supporting cells to hair cells—a step that is essential for hair cell regeneration." << coauthors incl. Litao Tao, part of our Hearing Restoration Project hearingreview.com/hearing-loss...

"preventing noise-related hearing loss does not require giving up music or entertainment. WHO recommends: lowering the volume on personal listening devices; taking regular listening breaks, limiting exposure time; wearing ear protection at loud events" www.savingadvice.com/articles/202...

Jam, pie, grilled, ice cream.

This student has it right, Illinois school districts. Low-frequency noise from leaf blowers penetrates walls and windows and impacts children’s learning.

"the most common reasons include difficulty following conversations due to accent, pace, or clarity, fear of misunderstandings, background noise, and poor audio quality." www.hearingtracker.com/press-releas... @hearingtracker.com #keeplistening

Maine hedge with bayberry and blueberry

Excited to welcome a new maple tree to that corner. The bunny and robin seem to like it.

Red-winged Blackbird nestling, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1. #birds

Flame skimmer in Valyermo, CA. Yes, there was algae in the pond.

A late Black-and-white Warbler yesterday Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond. #birds

Frederick Douglass lived in St. Michaels, MD, as an enslaved person. “My free life began on the third of September, 1838.” David W. Blight’s biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, is a life-changing read.

Not using the back door so the finch family can quietly nest.

American Goldfinch gathering spiderweb for its nest. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1. #birds

Northern Mockingbird about to make a food delivery to its young in the nest! Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5 uplands. #birds

TODAY from our friends @quietcommunities.bsky.social A webinar with researchers and subject-matter experts on the public health risks and impacts from data centers. June 8, 5pm ET us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #keeplistening

Our imposing neighbor

Dr. Jane Goodall World Swift Day

Bunchberry flower

Even so, I imagine there are things I’m leaving out. Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

More than 4 out of 10 insect species face extinction. Others are declining badly. We can help in our gardens and community spaces by not being too tidy, planting nectar-rich flowers & trees, and not using weedkillers and pesticides. More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Ins...

From Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Watertown, MA.

A chickadee family is nesting in our wren house. I miss the busy chatter of the wrens but tuning in to the new routines.

Common Yellowthroat, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5. #birds

An oasis in busy Watertown/Cambridge — flowers, trees, birds.

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Watertown, MA.

Baltimore Oriole, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond. #birds

Join me for some spring migration birding in English & Spanish at Ridgewood Reservoir this Sunday, May 31st at 8am. Hope to see you there! Register at bit.ly/birds-may31

In a neighbor’s tree!

Sing ‘Pink Pony Club’ with Maine Music Collective

5 a.m. neighborhood watch.

Scarlet Tanager, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond. #birds

Common Yellowthroat, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3. #birds

I think that’s cheating

House finches making a home a little too close to the front door of my house. Every time I open the door—swoosh—they fly off.

Maine scene

Important message for parents…

Ovenbird, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3. #birds

Scarlet Tanager, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Dark Forest. #birds

Northern Parula on hawthorn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. #birds

Mother’s Day with 2 of 3 kids + dogs.

"the strongest available evidence linking tinnitus to a vitamin deficiency is focused on vitamin D, said Hamid Djalilian, MD, a tinnitus specialist and professor of otolaryngology, neurosurgery, and biomedical engineering at the University of California." www.verywellhealth.com/is-tinnitus-...

The neat perforations made by a yellow-bellied sap sucker or two in Brooklyn Bridge Park.