Julian Treasure is a champion for those of us who have sensitive ears and nervous systems. His short talk “The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us,” given at the 2009 TED Conference, packs a wallop of pertinent information for HSPs into less than five minutes. You can watch it below.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Their annual conferences bring together “the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers.” That he was invited to speak at this prestigious conference is encouraging as it speaks to the receptivity of his message in our noisy world.
Julian’s book, Sound Business, highlights the issue of how businesses can use sound in ways that help rather than harm. His blog, also called Sound Business, continues and deepens his coverage of the issue.
Although Julian’s focus appears to be in helping businesses use sound in more healthy and profitable ways, you’ll see by his TED talk that his stance is backed by a thorough knowledge of human physiology and psychology – among other elements – as they related to sound.
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Thanks to my buddy Carrie McCarthy for suggesting a series about the senses on Highly Sensitive Power.
Related reading: Good News and
author Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED talk about creativity, in the
Creativity Prompts Compendium
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Dear Grace:
What a superb presentation! I loved the points that he made and how he demonstrated them so vividly.
Thanks.
Finally took the time to watch the talk – marvelous! I’ve ragged for years about noise, and most people simply do not get why so much of what we hear is not good for us. Now I can refer folks to this clip!
Read a while back that we can process 7 different noises and with the addition of the 8th and more noises, stress in increasing amounts ensues because we cannot differentiate (sp?) between them.
Thanks Grace!
Hey, that’s fascinating, Jo, about the number of noises we can process. I hadn’t heard (heh heh) that before. Thanks.
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