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

5 talks • 1h 1m
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

10:04

Mathias Basner

Why noise is bad for your health — and what you can do about it

Posted Feb 2019
7:04

Jennifer Pluznick

You smell with your body, not just your nose

Posted Jul 2017
11:51

Kate Stafford

How human noise affects ocean habitats

Posted May 2017
13:17

Elise Roy

When we design for disability, we all benefit

Posted Jul 2016
10:54

Meron Gribetz

A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset

Posted Mar 2016
13:03

Daniel Kish

How I use sonar to navigate the world

Posted Mar 2015
20:34

David Eagleman

Can we create new senses for humans?

Posted Mar 2015
6:12

James Patten

The best computer interface? Maybe ... your hands

Posted Apr 2014
4:43

David Sengeh

The sore problem of prosthetic limbs

Posted Apr 2014
11:40

Chris Downey

Design with the blind in mind

Posted Nov 2013
9:03

Jinsop Lee

Design for all 5 senses

Posted Aug 2013
14:59

John Searle

Our shared condition — consciousness

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
10:01

Sheila Nirenberg

A prosthetic eye to treat blindness

Posted Dec 2011
18:42

Antonio Damasio

The quest to understand consciousness

Posted Dec 2011
See all 24 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...