# Silence, the universal medicine

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Pico Iyer
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_silence_the_universal_medicine)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In a world growing louder, faster and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for a radical act of repair. Explore why tapping into silence may be the best medicine you can give yourself, and everyone around you.

## Lectures

1. [Silence, the universal medicine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/pico_iyer_silence_the_universal_medicine/53b7c40c6bd9), 11 min (TED's player)