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Senses

A collection of TED Talks (and more) about sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste -- and some other senses as well ...

Video playlists about Senses

Rethinking how we use the senses

4 talks • 54:27

Fascinating and perspective-shifting, these talks demonstrate the ways the 5 senses are being used to build new windows into how we see the world and interact with our surroundings.

Seeing sound and hearing color

5 talks • 46:23

Keep your ears and eyes wide open for the several different ways you can interact with sound and color.

Talks about Senses

Kate Stafford

How human noise affects ocean habitats

Posted May 2017

Elise Roy

When we design for disability, we all benefit

Posted Jul 2016

Meron Gribetz

A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset

Posted Mar 2016

Daniel Kish

How I use sonar to navigate the world

Posted Mar 2015

David Eagleman

Can we create new senses for humans?

Posted Mar 2015

James Patten

The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands

Posted Apr 2014

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David Sengeh

The sore problem of prosthetic limbs

Posted Apr 2014

Chris Downey

Design with the blind in mind

Posted Nov 2013

Jinsop Lee

Design for all 5 senses

Posted Aug 2013

John Searle

Our shared condition — consciousness

Posted Jul 2013

Julian Treasure

Why architects need to use their ears

Posted Sep 2012

Neil Harbisson

I listen to color

Posted Jul 2012

Sheila Nirenberg

A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

Posted Dec 2011

Antonio Damasio

The quest to understand consciousness

Posted Dec 2011

Charles Limb

Building the musical muscle

Posted Dec 2011

Todd Kuiken

A prosthetic arm that "feels"

Posted Oct 2011

See all 22 talks on Senses

Exclusive articles about Senses

How to hear the world through your back

“We’re interested in how we can feed information to the brain via unusual sensory channels,” says David Eagleman, as he leans back in his chair and sips his cup of tea. The neur...