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The 'Pursuit Of Silence' In A World Full of Noise

From NPR

In his new book, In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, Prochnik leaves the noisy confines of New York City and goes on a global quest to find those who still value silence. He examines the never-ending series of sounds that pervade his thoughts on a daily basis — the traffic helicopters, the leaky iPods, the neighbors who hold loud parties — and researches the scientific effects of noise on our bodies.
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Labels: acoustic ecology

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Philip von Zweck is a Chicago based artist and the host/producer of the weekly radio program Something Else . although he taught in the Conservatory at Brooklyn College, he has no training in music and doesn't read sheet music. He has also taught at Northpark University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University.
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