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We 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.

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Extremely 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

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 7 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9780674744127
      978-0674744127
      ISBN-10 0674744128
      Also in:
      Communication studies Audiology and otology Wave mechanics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      We 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 Review
      Extremely 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

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