George Prachnik is very sensitive when it comes to noise. He's also written a new book about noise, called In Pursuit of Silence. "I think my predilection for silence is really a desire to see and feel and hear as much as possible," he says.
As decibel levels continue to rise, threatening human existence we turn to two listening experts for help. George Prochnik and George Foy both investigate listening, silence and noise.