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Book SynopsisWe think of noise as background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. But noise is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. Whatever its cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding how noise shapes the evolution of communication.
Trade ReviewExtremely readable and thought-provoking… The result of all this erudition and stimulation is very likely the best book of science published by a mainstream press in 2015, something that will make readers think about every sound they hear and why they hear those sounds and why they prefer some of those sounds to others. It’s an invigorating inquiry. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Monthly *
Haven Wiley gives a superb overview of how communication has evolved. -- Hansjoerg Kunc, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast
