Big mysteries explained through your senses
This episode of the TED Radio Hour explores how human senses—sound, smell, and sight—can make invisible scientific phenomena tangible, from the acoustic echoes of the early universe to olfactory signals of neurodegenerative disease and AI’s hidden complexity rendered as immersive art. By
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