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What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn’t a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring … a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature’s sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back into the “overwhelming…

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What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn’t a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring … a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature’s sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back into the “overwhelming chorus of aliveness” we’ve stopped hearing — and performs “Butcherbird,” an original song syncing with the melody of bird calls from West Papua.

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  1. @gregGould

    June 6, 2026 at 11:15 am

    This reminds me of the beautiful recording of the bird from Hawaii that was the last of its species and was calling out for a mate but received no answer because there were no more living. It is now extinct. Sad.

    • @skyejacques

      June 6, 2026 at 2:21 pm

      @gregGould 😭😭😭😭

  2. @Joi-w3r

    June 6, 2026 at 11:52 am

    Facts ❤!!!!

  3. @keep_walking_on_grass

    June 6, 2026 at 2:59 pm

    Music is a miracle. People stopped thinking about what’s actually going on. Because they are so familiar to it. That is a mistake. Nothing else can change our mood and emotions as music can, instantly. No pills can do it nothings else has that mighty power over our emotions and mood. Music is a mysterious language. Of human emotions and mood. What Mozart composed hundreds of years ago, had the same effect on the mood of the listeners back then, as it has today. Morning mood by Edward Grieg. Listen to that. It conveys a feeling, the same feeling on every every listener. Hundreds of years in between. That is the definition of a language. Music is a mysterious, magical language.

  4. @tasmanparaone5107

    June 6, 2026 at 4:20 pm

    “listening requires embodied respect”

  5. @observiNlearnin2025

    June 7, 2026 at 2:12 pm

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Play is what happens when you stop trying to optimize everything #TEDTalks

When was the last time you just … played? Creative health scientist Katina Bajaj thinks adults are in a “play deprivation crisis,” where we’ve replaced our fun-loving human nature with optimization and efficiency. She makes the case that play isn’t a reward for productivity but rather a survival skill — and invites you to rediscover…

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When was the last time you just … played? Creative health scientist Katina Bajaj thinks adults are in a “play deprivation crisis,” where we’ve replaced our fun-loving human nature with optimization and efficiency. She makes the case that play isn’t a reward for productivity but rather a survival skill — and invites you to rediscover the freedom of not knowing where something will end up.

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Why You Fear the Unknown — and What It Can Teach You | Maya Shankar and Simone Stolzoff | TED

Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate uncertainty (and why it often feels so difficult). In this conversation, they discuss why your discomfort with not having the answers might be holding you back — and how leaning into life’s unpredictable moments can unlock resilience, growth and…

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Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and author Simone Stolzoff have each spent years studying how people navigate uncertainty (and why it often feels so difficult). In this conversation, they discuss why your discomfort with not having the answers might be holding you back — and how leaning into life’s unpredictable moments can unlock resilience, growth and new possibilities. (This conversation was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. TED Membership is the best way to support and engage with the big ideas you love from TED. To learn more, visit ted.com/membership.) (Recorded at TED Membership on May 21, 2026)

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There’s more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer screening, physician Dhruv Khullar and microbiologist Zack Abbott examine what happens when science can change who we are — including the potential of reengineering the human body — and what…

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There’s more health advice available than ever before — and no easy way to tell what’s worth your time. From biotech breakthroughs to smarter cancer screening, physician Dhruv Khullar and microbiologist Zack Abbott examine what happens when science can change who we are — including the potential of reengineering the human body — and what medicine might look like in 20 years. (Made possible with the support of ZBiotics)

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