Sidney Perkowitz

3 min read These noise-canceling headsets make it easier to hold conversations in noisy rooms with poor acoustics. Malek Itani and Tuochao Chen/Paul G. Allen School/University of Washington It’s an experience we’ve all had: Whether catching up with a friend over dinner at a restaurant, meeting an interesting person at a cocktail party, or conducting a meeting amid office commotion, we find ourselves having to shout over background chatter and general noise. The human ear