池谷大星：科学技術用語: December 22, 2006: 60-Second Science

Go to the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN PODCASTS page and choose the December 22 podcast to listen to the podcast I have listed here. Listen to the podcast first and try to transcribe as much as you can.

After you try transcribing, then compare it to the version here. Can you fill in the blanks?

If you have small children, __________ __________ your house sounds something like this [noise]. Yes, it's __________, but parents beware--it could also be __________. Paul Kileny of the University of __________ warns that noisy toys might actually __________ a child's hearing. In the __________ of the holiday __________ , Kileny __________ by a toy store and measured the volume of the sound that comes out of various dolls, games, and musical instruments. He discovered that some items, such as an __________ player made for __________ , __________ a __________ __________ , which is the equivalent of a jet plane taking off--inside your head. To be __________ , Kileny says the toy shouldn't __________ 80 to 85 decibels--about the __________ of the average __________ cleaner. When you're out shopping for your __________ __________ , he suggests holding the gift __________ to your ear and letting her __________ . If it sounds loud to you, it will even sound louder to your kids because their hearing is more __________ than __________ . But what if your house is already filled with the happy __________ of children's toys, Kileny says take out the batteries--think of __________ __________ a gift to yourself.

How did you do? Here is the final answer key:

December 22, 2006: 60-Second Science - The Noise of Toys