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Wow in the World

Chill Out(side)!

Wow in the World

Tinkercast | Wondery

Education, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.629.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2017

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Where in the world can we find sounds that will help us chill out? Why in the world do our brains react differently to noises in nature versus noises made by humans? And how in the world can we add a little peace and quiet to our loud and busy communities? Join Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas for the latest who, what, when, where, why how, and WOW in the World! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

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0:06.7

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0:36.7

Finally some peace and quiet! Just me right here out in nature and joined gentle breeze,

0:54.3

the sound of the water, the birds, just what I need to recharge my...

1:10.7

What are you doing? Can't you see I'm trying to enjoy the peaceful, serenity and stillness of nature?

1:26.6

I'm trying to calm down and relax.

1:49.6

Hey, Garaz, would you rather fall into a pool of nacho cheese or get stuck in a salad dressings

1:57.9

do nommy? If I had to pick nacho cheese, okay? Okay, would you rather eat poison ivy or a handful

2:07.1

of bumblebee? Can we have this discussion later? I'm enjoying the quiet sounds of nature.

2:13.2

What? I can't hear the quiet! I remember that hike. Well, many of us like taking hikes for that

2:19.9

very reason. Yeah, for a little peace and quiet. Well, not so much for the quiet, but for the sounds

2:25.9

we hear in nature, because these are sounds that for most of us humans help us relax and chill out.

2:32.7

Garaz, I've never done either of those things, obviously, so I don't know what you're talking about.

2:38.0

I mean, why is relaxing and chilling out such a big deal all of the sudden?

2:41.8

Well, many, it could have something to do with the fact that today, more and more of us live

2:47.1

in or near cities. In fact, many eight out of every ten people in America live in or near a city.

2:53.5

And that means that our lives have become louder and louder without us even realizing it.

2:59.6

Yeah, it's like the sounds of cars and traffic and people hunking their horns when you're putting

3:04.7

on a kazoo concert in the middle of an intersection. What are you doing, lady? Get out of the way!

3:14.0

What's that? You want me to play in the louder? Okay.

3:18.5

Yeah, and that's probably why the sounds in nature make us humans feel calm.

3:24.5

Yeah, but I mean, that's kind of obvious, right?

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