To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.
The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing.
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Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Also, remember that the avatar is reading your body language, eye contact, any kind of sighing or moaning.
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Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
The production design closely resembled that of his recent Rolling Loud set and his in-progress Don’t Be Dumb tour, including a helicopter hanging from the top of the stage (its whirring blades could be heard between songs).
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Drew Cohen,
SPIN,
9 June 2026
Clanging cable cars still climb up and down the streets, although these days they’re joined by self-driving taxis, an ever-present reminder of the whirring tech scene.
—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 June 2026
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