Lucas Nicodemus > nautil.us/issue/16... I've read 'This Is Your Brain on Silence' at least once before, but I find it absolutely fascinating. I live with the white noise of a fan constantly on and can relate very well to the absence of the fan waking me up in the middle of the night -- the change, not necessarily the fact that it exists, is more alarming just because it's become almost requisite in where I live.