Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us

http://www.ted.com Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices.

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Join Live Conversation with the speaker Julian Treasure on What a conscious listening world be like and how do we get there? October 10th, 1pm - 2.30 pm EDT, at http://www.ted.com/conversations/6084/live_conversation_with_ted_spe.html

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[marsCubed]

I used to work as a club decorator in some of the best (and worst) clubs in the UK.

I got to know some of the best sound engineers around.

here is a clue.

The worst clubs turn up the music in the vocal range, so all people can do is say "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" and "A BEER, I SAID BEER PLEASE

The worst clubs tune the EQ to kill talking.

They do it deliberately, because killing conversation sells beer, keeping it dark sells beer. light on the bar sells beer.

good clubs allow people to dance & talk.

[holdendp]

Making people work in open spaces is so short sighted.

[Seven7Lives]

You have the most exciting subject in TED community. I am very interested in the world of sound, the language of sound. Thank you.

[tromdude1]

@danesandy Adagio in G Minor by Albinoni

[Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre]

@sugasuga722 That's what they've heard A Hard Days Night by The Beatles v=0cpxzAZXppQ

[6720059]

I just can't understand what he saids

[danesandy]

what's the name of the song at 1:22? I think it's Mozart but don't know the name

[sugasuga722]

for some reason the sound clip at 3:54 totally sounded like the beginning of The Smiths "There is a Light that Never Goes Out"...which I'm probably weird because it doesn't seem like anyone heard that

[newtongrace]

@thenub641 I believe it's called the 'Bloodbath Dance' :)

[guzsaj]

@returnoftheramble3 how is that?

[d3st88]

@holdendp

Working at Big Blue, HUGE open office, constant chatter, constant laughing, constant phone ringing. It sucks. It's tiring, it's distractive, it's counterproductive.