What covid research can teach us about audio measurements.

Good news for those with Long Covid and those that refused the vaccine and thought they were okay because of their superior immune systems and not dying. It was always a dice roll since no two people are alike. Without this finding, they would have been an extreme burden on the medical community and society as a whole.

Come to think of it, they identified the problem but no solution was mentioned. Treatment is going to be another matter, but best of luck in that regard.

So, yes, I've always said that we're no where near our abilities to measure everything. Anyone who says that is chock full of hubris just because they can measure a few things and understand the results.

What they're understanding are the results of some limited tests. That's all.

All the best,
Nonoise

Good point, Erik.

What has always seemed ignored in these debates is that human perception and brain science are incredibly young fields, relative to what there is still left to understand.

The supposition that acoustic measurement is adequate has to ignore the fact that half the equation -- our brain and even our ears -- is so poorly understood. Acknowledge that truth, and the sufficiency of acoustic measurement (objective, physicalist or subjective, listening testing à la Harman) is shown to be seriously incomplete (though still useful for some purposes).

A very interesting comparison Erik thanks for drawing it and let's hope the mention of Covid, or measurements for that matter, doesn't spark any nastiness.

Good news for those with Long Covid and those that refused the vaccine and thought they were okay because of their superior immune systems and not dying.

Why inject your politics into a discussion about finding new measurements?  You just come off as angry and bitter.  Try to stick to just audio for a few days.  You may find it enjoyable.

I think that as long as there is a human race, we will find new things to measure and new ways to measure.