Re: Binaural beats - banned in Beirut! (Liu Gang )


Subject: Re: Binaural beats - banned in Beirut!
From:    Liu Gang  <liugang.usa@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Tue, 11 Nov 2014 07:48:01 -0600
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--047d7bf0cfce1b30d1050795875f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Brian, Thanks for sharing. I do not have much research background in binaural beats. But with my humble research background in cochlea implant, hearing aid and speech processing, I deeply worry about all of these, especially in-ear headphone. Gang Liu On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > All you folks who worked with binaural beats never dreamed what a > dangerous thing you were working with. But you do know why all those > volunteers signed up for your studies! > > Brian Gygi, Ph.D. > > *Middle East authorities are cracking down on audio that gets you =E2=80= =9Chigh=E2=80=9D* > > Officials in Saudi Arabia are holding =E2=80=9Curgent meetings > <http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/654301>=E2=80=9D to prevent the ar= rival of > a drug. In Lebanon, authorities are taking legal measures > <http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Oct-30/275936-lebanon= -on-alert-over-digital-drug-phenomenon.ashx#axzz3HhiuPuat> > against the same product. But these officials aren=E2=80=99t freaking out= over hard > drugs, because they=E2=80=99ve already done a good job scaring residents > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7234786.stm> with harsh drug laws > <http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/jun/09/unitedarabemirates.traveln= ews> and > keeping contraband substances out. Now, they=E2=80=99re tackling spooky-s= ounding > MP3s, hoping to combat the growing use of =E2=80=9Cdigital drugs,=E2=80= =9D or binaural > beats. > > Binaural beats are audio files that are meant to induce a state of > ecstasy. They include two tones at slightly different frequencies > <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938497004368>, and > are listened to through headphones. The audio is generally used to help > with meditation, alertness, and even as a sleep aid. But the producers of > some tracks claim to induce the same effect as chemical drugs. > > The audio files are available on YouTube, or for a small price on retail > websites like I-Doser <http://www.i-doser.com/>. Although there is no > evidence > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR201008= 0204842.html> > that people can actually get high from binaural beats, they=E2=80=99re al= arming > authorities in the Middle East. In 2012, a police scientist in the United > Arab Emirates called for these audio files to be treated the same as mari= juana > and ecstasy > <http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-call-to-ban-hypnotic-music-a= s-illegal-digital-drug> > . > --=20 *Gang LIU * PhD Candidate Center for Robust Speech Systems (CRSS) University of Texas at Dallas(UTD) https://sites.google.com/site/gangliuresearch http://utd.edu/~gang.liu/ --047d7bf0cfce1b30d1050795875f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Brian,</div><div>Thanks for sharing.</div>I do not ha= ve much research background in=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-s= erif;font-size:13px">binaural beats.</span><div><font face=3D"arial, sans-s= erif">But with my humble research background in=C2=A0cochlea implant, heari= ng aid and speech processing, I deeply worry about all of these, especially= in-ear headphone.<br></font><div><br></div></div><div>Gang Liu</div></div>= <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 10, 2= 014 at 11:04 AM, Brian Gygi <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bgygi@xxxxxxxx= bire.org" target=3D"_blank">bgygi@xxxxxxxx</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><block= quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc= solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> =20 =20 <div> =20 <div> All you folks who worked with binaural beats never dreamed what a danger= ous thing you were working with.=C2=A0 But you do know why all those volunt= eers signed up for your studies! </div>=20 <div> =C2=A0 </div>=20 <div> Brian Gygi, Ph.D. </div>=20 <div>=20 <p><strong><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Middle= East authorities are cracking down on audio that gets you =E2=80=9Chigh=E2= =80=9D</span></strong></p>=20 <p><strong><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span= ></strong></p>=20 <p><span>Officials=C2=A0in Saudi Arabia are holding =E2=80=9C<a href=3D"= http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/654301" target=3D"_blank">urgent meet= ings</a>=E2=80=9D to prevent the arrival of a drug. In Lebanon, authorities= are taking <a href=3D"http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/O= ct-30/275936-lebanon-on-alert-over-digital-drug-phenomenon.ashx#axzz3HhiuPu= at" target=3D"_blank">legal measures</a> against the same product. But thes= e officials aren=E2=80=99t freaking out over hard drugs, because they=E2=80= =99ve already done a good job=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/72= 34786.stm" target=3D"_blank">scaring residents</a>=C2=A0with <a href=3D"htt= p://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/jun/09/unitedarabemirates.travelnews" t= arget=3D"_blank">harsh drug laws</a>=C2=A0and keeping contraband substances= =C2=A0out. Now, they=E2=80=99re tackling spooky-sounding MP3s, hoping to co= mbat=C2=A0the growing use=C2=A0of =E2=80=9Cdigital drugs,=E2=80=9D or binau= ral beats.</span></p>=20 <p><strong><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span= ></strong></p>=20 <p><span>Binaural beats are audio files that are meant to induce a state= of ecstasy. They include two tones at <a href=3D"http://www.sciencedirect.= com/science/article/pii/S0031938497004368" target=3D"_blank">slightly diffe= rent frequencies</a>, and are listened to=C2=A0through headphones. The=C2= =A0audio is=C2=A0generally used to help with meditation, alertness, and eve= n as a sleep aid. But the producers of some tracks claim to induce the same= effect as chemical drugs.</span></p>=20 <p><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>The audi= o files are available on YouTube, or for a small price on retail websites l= ike <a href=3D"http://www.i-doser.com/" target=3D"_blank">I-Doser</a>. Alth= ough there is <a href=3D"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic= le/2010/08/02/AR2010080204842.html" target=3D"_blank">no evidence</a> that = people can actually get high from binaural beats, they=E2=80=99re=C2=A0alar= ming authorities in the Middle East. In 2012, a police scientist in the Uni= ted Arab Emirates called for these audio files to be treated the same as <a= href=3D"http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-call-to-ban-hypnotic-m= usic-as-illegal-digital-drug" target=3D"_blank">marijuana and ecstasy</a>.<= /span></span></p>=20 </div> =20 </div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div c= lass=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><b><font style=3D"background-colo= r:rgb(255,255,255)" color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"4" face=3D"arial black, sans-= serif">Gang LIU=C2=A0</font></b><br>PhD Candidate<br><span style=3D"font-fa= mily:&#39;Century Gothic&#39;,&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;,&#39;Arial Narrow&#39;= ,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:17px">Center for Robust Speech= Systems (CRSS)<br></span><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Century Goth= ic&#39;,&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;,&#39;Arial Narrow&#39;,Arial,sans-serif;font= -size:12px;line-height:17px">University of Texas at Dallas(UTD)</span></div= ><a href=3D"https://sites.google.com/site/gangliuresearch" target=3D"_blank= ">https://sites.google.com/site/gangliuresearch</a><div><a href=3D"http://u= td.edu/~gang.liu/" target=3D"_blank">http://utd.edu/~gang.liu/</a><br><div>= <br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div> </div> --047d7bf0cfce1b30d1050795875f--


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