Andy Masley pens point-by-point rebuttal to Benn Jordan's data center infrasound critics
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-06
The data center "infrasound harms" debate escalates: Andy Masley published a long rebuttal to a blog post titled Andy Masley doesn't understand how sound works, which Benn Jordan had shared, arguing every criticism is wrong and accusing Jordan of misleading his audience.
- A key dispute is the decibel framing: Masley concedes that every 10dB increase is a 10x rise in sound intensity, but argues intensity is the wrong quantity for the biological mechanisms at issue (eardrum pressure, vestibular stimulation, outer hair cells), where sound pressure matters.
- Masley, citing his physics background, responds to each point and denies being ideologically motivated to defend data centers.
- The feud stems from Jordan's videos claiming data center infrasound endangers health, and Masley's earlier post accusing Jordan of misrepresenting every study shown on screen; Charles Lehman and others have joined in.
- This is the latest round in the broader controversy over data centers' environmental and community impact.
Related event: Debate Escalates Over Data Center Infrasound Health Claims(3 posts)→
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