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Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction

byDavid George Haskell

A lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now faces We live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. Sounds Wild and Broken rests its case on scientific research, fieldwork, and carefully chosen case studies, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. Sounds Wild and Broken also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in nature and science.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

448

ISBN

9781984881564