Studies show that people who live in noisy high-traffic corridors have difficulties in school and work, a hard time sleeping, and plenty of other health issues. Do we need to quiet down our world?

Click above to listen to Part 2 of The Ears Have It, featuring David Owen, Staff writer at The New Yorker, and author of Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World.

The Ears Have It:
Part 1: Cartwright & Mydlarz / SONYC
Part 2: David Owen / Deafening World
Part 3: Jeff Podos / Bellowing Bellbird
Part 4: Steve Simpson / Environmental Audio

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