Julian Treasure, an acclaimed author and founder of The Listening Society, dives into the profound impact of sound on our health and wellbeing. He explains how the first sense we develop—hearing—shapes our experiences throughout life. Treasure highlights the critical difference between merely hearing and actively listening, revealing how conscious engagement can transform our environment. He also discusses the effects of noise pollution and the pressing issue of hearing loss, urging listeners to appreciate the nuances of sound around them.
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Listening Enhances Wellbeing
Listening is a mental skill distinct from hearing, which is a physical capability.
Improved listening can enhance happiness, health, and connectedness in life.
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Hearing: Our Earliest Sense
Hearing is the first sense that develops in the womb and crucial for survival.
Sound impacts the brain deeply, activating areas like the limbic system faster than vision.
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Human Noise Harming Wildlife
Human noise pollution disrupts animal communication and contributes to species loss.
Blue whales now communicate over one-tenth of their former ocean range due to ship noise.
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Our everyday lives are filled with sounds of all kinds – birdsong, traffic noise, the music we choose to listen to or is played in shops and restaurants, the list is practically endless. But what impact are these sounds having on our individual health and wellbeing and the world at large?
In this episode, we speak to author and founder of The Listening Society Julian Treasure about his latest book Sound Affects: How Sound Shapes Our Lives, Our Wellbeing and Our Planet.
He tells us how hearing is the first sense we develop, how ambient sounds impact our health and wellbeing, and how listening more closely to what’s going on around us, rather than simply hearing, can enhance almost every aspect of our lives.
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