David Owen

On this week’s episode, New Yorker staffer, sustainability expert, and tinnitus sufferer David Owen discusses the fascinating science of sound. His latest book, Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World, is a peek into the complicated machinery of the inner ear, a history of American Sign Language and deaf education, and an entreaty to listeners to protect their ears. Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week, including books by Kate DiCamillo, Camryn Garrett, and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey.