Church steiner, the essayist and writer, has written avery extraordinary book. He argues that all language is translation. We think we understand shakespeare very well because she uses modern english. But steiner shows that actually, the words have evolved since then,. What you hear verses a contemporary ofhers, not the same thing.
We undervalue our sense of hearing and we under-appreciate the impact sweet sounds and disturbing noises have on our well-being. Neuroscientist Nina Kraus of Northwestern University talks about her book, Of Sound Mind. Kraus argues that our listening affects our minds and brains in ways we ignore at our peril.