10+ tips for designing classrooms, hospitals and offices that are kind on...
Architects design with their eyes rather than their ears — which means that spaces generally look great and sound terrible. At TEDGlobal 2012 University, sound consultant Julian Treasure warned that —...
View Article8 talks on the importance of listening, and how to do a much better job of it
Ernesto Sirolli learned a big lesson, thanks to a group of hippos. In this hilarious talk from TEDxEQChCh, economic development expert Ernesto Sirolli recalls spending 1971 to 1977 in Africa working...
View ArticleTED Weekends listens to outer space
Honor Harger isn’t your typical artist. Or your typical astronomer. At the TEDSalon London Spring 2011, Harger shared how she brings these two seemingly unrelated disciplines together — the study of...
View ArticleQuoted at TED2013: Julian Treasure on five-senses design
Julian Treasure watches out for the ears. In the four TED Talks he’s given so far, he’s offered up “5 ways to listen better” and “Sound health in 8 steps.” At TED2013, we asked him: What speakers have...
View ArticlePlaying with sound in silence: Fellows Friday with Christine Sun Kim
Through visual art, composition and performance, deaf artist Christine Sun Kim explores ways of transmuting sound and silence to come to terms with her relationship with it. In the process, she...
View Article9 ways that sound affects our health, wellbeing and productivity
Julian Treasure cares very deeply for your ears. That’s why he’s given TED talks like “The 4 ways sound affects us” and “Why architects need to use their ears.” Treasure is on a mission to make...
View ArticleQuiet riot: A City 2.0 winner brings the “quiet revolution” to TEDGlobal 2013
In the noise of a city, peace and quiet can be hard to find. Australian composer and sound artist Jason Sweeney has a solution — Stereopublic, a free smartphone app that lets users geo-locate and share...
View ArticleThe voice of the natural world: Bernie Krause at TEDGlobal 2013
Bernie Krause is here to talk about soundscapes, the unique sound signatures he says are the foundation of every habitat, if only you know what you’re listening for. He certainly knows; the sound...
View ArticleThe sound of color: Neil Harbisson’s talk visualized
Colorblind artist Neil Harbisson is an intrepid “eyeborg” wearer. That’s a device that converts color into audible frequencies, meaning that Harbisson gets to hear a symphony of color, instead of...
View ArticleBernie Krause shares the happiest sounds he’s heard in nature
When recording music, it can take days or weeks to get the perfect performances for an album. But when it comes to recording the symphony of nature, the process can take even longer. According to...
View ArticleHow a silent video can reveal sound: Abe Davis’ knockout tech demo at TED2015
Chris Anderson introduces this talk by saying that we were about to see a technology that could be as game-changing as Jeff Han’s touchscreen demo in 2006, a year ahead of the iPhone.
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