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Karen Bakker
Could an orca give a TED Talk?
Posted
Jul 2023
9:03
Gina Gutierrez
The relationship between sex and imagination
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Jun 2022
6:50
Lei Li
The incredible cancer-detecting potential of photoacoustic imaging
Posted
Feb 2022
4:55
Jacques S. Abramowicz
How does ultrasound work?
Posted
Apr 2021
13:22
Dallas Taylor
What silence can teach you about sound
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Aug 2020
13:03
Nicola Jones
The dangers of a noisy ocean — and how we can quiet it down
Posted
Mar 2020
15:27
Steve Simpson
How ocean noise destroys marine ecosystems
Posted
Jun 2019
10:04
Mathias Basner
Why noise is bad for your health — and what you can do about it
Posted
Feb 2019
11:51
Renzo Vitale
What should electric cars sound like?
Posted
Jan 2019
16:52
Matt Russo
What does the universe sound like? A musical tour
Posted
Oct 2018
4:55
Shaylin Schundler
Why does your voice change as you get older?
Posted
Aug 2018
9:37
Jackie Gartner-Schmidt
How our voices reveal anxiety
Posted
Jun 2018
12:42
Rébecca Kleinberger
Why you don't like the sound of your own voice
Posted
May 2018
14:12
Lera Boroditsky
How language shapes the way we think
Posted
Apr 2018
16:43
Emma Rodero
Cómo darle credibilidad a tu voz
Posted
Mar 2018
11:51
Kate Stafford
How human noise affects ocean habitats
Posted
May 2017
12:58
Carrie Poppy
A scientific approach to the paranormal
Posted
Mar 2017
16:33
Tasos Frantzolas
Everything you hear on film is a lie
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Oct 2016
15:17
Christine Sun Kim
The enchanting music of sign language
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Oct 2015
13:03
Meklit Hadero
The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds
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Oct 2015
5:28
Katerina Kaouri
The sonic boom problem
Posted
Feb 2015
13:18
Michael Rubinstein
See invisible motion, hear silent sounds
Posted
Dec 2014
7:24
Peter Kirn
From Beethoven to Kinect, linking music to our bodies
Posted
Dec 2014
9:58
Julian Treasure
How to speak so that people want to listen
Posted
Jun 2014
11:44
Rupal Patel
Synthetic voices, as unique as fingerprints
Posted
Feb 2014
12:05
Fabian Oefner
Psychedelic science
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Oct 2013
14:48
Bernie Krause
The voice of the natural world
Posted
Jul 2013
9:51
Julian Treasure
Why architects need to use their ears
Posted
Sep 2012
9:35
Neil Harbisson
I listen to color
Posted
Jul 2012
6:15
Greg Gage
The cockroach beatbox
Posted
Mar 2012
16:13
Yoav Medan
Ultrasound surgery — healing without cuts
Posted
Dec 2011
15:59
Charles Limb
Building the musical muscle
Posted
Dec 2011
7:50
Julian Treasure
5 ways to listen better
Posted
Jul 2011
11:16
Honor Harger
A history of the universe in sound
Posted
Jun 2011
7:14
Julian Treasure
Shh! Sound health in 8 steps
Posted
Sep 2010
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