Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Adults CultureHow many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis walks us through the basic principles of the 'exposure effect,' detailing how repetition invites us into music as active participants, rather than passive listeners.
Amazing jam session
Adults CultureJaime Tatos Maldonado comes across a musician playing outside of a store in Dallas, Texas. He decides to record at just the right moment because complete strangers join in and start singing along with the musician's song. It's a proof that music has the power to bring anyone together.
X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 2
Adults CultureThe ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past -- to save our future.
Peanuts | Teaser Trailer [HD] | FOX Family
Adults CultureFor the first time ever, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang we know and love from Charles Schulz's timeless "Peanuts" comic strip will be making their big-screen debut; like they've never been seen before in a CG-Animated Feature film in 3D.
The Making of Unnumbered Sparks I Vancouver
Adults CultureLearn about the making of Unnumbered Sparks, a monumental interactive sculpture in the sky created by artists Janet Echelman and Aaron Koblin for TED's 30th anniversary. Choreographed by visitors in real time through their mobile devices, at night, the sculpture becomes a crowd-controlled visual artwork on a giant, floating canvas powered by Google.
Beatbox brilliance: Tom Thum at TEDxSydney
Adults CultureTom Thum: Armed with just a microphone, Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo and an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire.
Ryan Holladay: To hear this music you have to be there. Literally
Adults CultureThe music industry has sometimes struggled to find its feet in the digital world. In this lovely talk, TED Fellow Ryan Holladay tells us why he is experimenting with what he describes as "location-aware music." This programming and musical feat involves hundreds of geotagged segments of sounds that only play when a listener is physically nearby.