Sound Ledger: Motorboats, China, Texas

From the September 2, 2026, issue of my This Week in Sound email newsletter: 40: Percent of fish in experiment, when submitted to motorboat noise, that mistakenly swam toward predators 95: Percent of short Chinese dramas — out of 128,000 in the first quarter of 2026 — that were AI-generated, including voices 80.65: Average noise level in decibels of the loudest of the 50 states that comprise the USA (it’s Texas) Sources: motorboat (phys.org), China (ft.com), Texas (timeout.com)