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Noise

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NOISE POWER

SUSPICIOUS SOUNDS

INTERRUPTIONS

INTERNAL PRESSURE

IN SEARCH OF QUIET

Candyland and the Nature of the Absurd

THE AGE OF NOISE • We live in an environment saturated with sound. From transport systems and urban infrastructure to the constant hum of digital devices, noise is no longer occasional – it is continuous. Sounds that once faded into the background now shape everyday experience more directly. The issue is not simply that modern life is noisy, but that constant noise influences attention, emotion, behaviour, and wellbeing.

Noises from the deep

Group noise

On silence

Interference and noise

Hearing and understanding • We are constantly surrounded by sound, but hearing is only part of the process. The ear receives far more information than the brain can fully process, so attention becomes selective. Some sounds are ignored almost immediately, while others are prioritised because they appear important, familiar, or emotionally significant.

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Thoughts on... noise

Organised sound

Noise • What is noise? How important is silence? Here are six eminent thinkers’ views on sound, noise, and silence.

THE AGE OF NOISE

A noisy future

Hiding acoustically

NOISE /nɔɪz/

Noise of the rabble

The Ass and the Grasshoppers

Where sounds are

Sound sleep

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Every noise • Seneca, from Moral Letters to Lucilius

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On NOISE

A relational moment

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13 questions: Brian D. Earp