In a noisy place, you will be able to hear your wife better than a stranger. The acoustics of the rumors restaurant totally changes the range of things you can communicate. A talk about that challenge for ou hearing systemand the listening part of it.
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.