In this fun, 3-min performance from the World Science Festival, musician Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale to reveal one surprising result of the way our brains are wired.

Listening to Bobby McFerrin sing may be hazardous to your preconceptions. Side effects may include unparalleled joy, a new perspective on creativity, rejection of the predictable, and a sudden, irreversible urge to lead a more spontaneous existence.

José Bowen is an accomplished musician and teacher who explores how technology has shaped the history of music.

About this event: This salon-type event will feature three short and two longer TEDTalks focusing on the human brain. Opening and closing networking and conversation sessions are included, as well as facilitated discussion on the two longer TEDTalks. Featuring videos by: The Dutch National Ballet of Amsterdam Jill Bolte Bobby McFerrin Daniel Goldstein J...

The TED2011 house band, the Berklee City Music All-Stars, opens Session 2. Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, founders of Handspring Puppet Company, bring a pioneering hyena puppet to stage. The Handspring Puppeteers bring a life-size horse puppet on stage, which is part of their latest production, "War Horse." "Gamestorming...

To celebrate our billionth video view, we reached out to 24 top personalities in the fields of technology, entertainment and design, asking them to curate a playlist of the TED Talks they just can’t get out of their head. Yesterday, Bill Gates, Glenn Close, Reggie Watts, Ben Affleck and Jill Bolte Taylor gave their selections. Today we bring...

Yana Buhrer Tavanier, speaking at the TEDGlobal 2011 TED Fellows Talks, Monday, July 11, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED Somi, singer + cultural activist: Raised in Zambia, living in New York, vocalist and songwriter Somi and her ensemble wake the TED Fellows Talks session into the rhythm of the day with ...

Bob McFarlane is the Founder & CEO of Bald Eagle Sports Camps which serves over 1500 campers a year. He has taught Special Ed and PE since 1995, currently at Los Altos HS. “Coach Bob” has over 25 years coaching experience from youth to collegiate, is a Certified Trainer for The Positive Coaching Alliance and holds two teaching Credentials al...