# Neil Harbisson: I listen to color

Artist Neil Harbisson was born completely color blind, but these days a device attached to his head turns color into audible frequencies. Instead of seeing a world in grayscale, Harbisson can hear a symphony of color -- and yes, even listen to faces and paintings.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2012
- Runtime: 9 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Science, Music
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/NeilHarbisson_2012G)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/NeilHarbisson_2012G?play=1)