Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas […]
Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower … and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health, says noise researcher Mathias Basner. Discover the […]
Electric cars are extremely quiet, offering some welcome silence in our cities. But they also bring new dangers, since they can easily sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians. What kind of sounds should they make to […]
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Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She […]
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language […]
Oceanographer Kate Stafford decreases us into the sonically rich depths of the Arctic Ocean, where ice groans, whales sing to interact over vast distances– and environment modification and human noise threaten to modify the environment […]
Sound design is developed on deceptiveness– when you watch a movie or TV program, almost all of the noises you hear are phony. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the function of noise in […]
Have you ever felt like you're talking, however no one is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to assist you fix that. As the noise professional shows some helpful vocal workouts and shares tips on the best […]
Bob Roth, executive director of the David Lynch Foundation, explains the mantras used in the Transcendental Meditation® technique. For more information on the Transcendental Meditation® technique, please visit: www.TM.org or call 1-888-532-7686 – 1-888-LEARN-TM Transcript: […]
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