What's in a word? How our language affects the way we think. | Julian Grad | TEDxBristol

Youth speaker Julian Grad argues that language didn't evolve so we could share our thoughts. Rather, we only began thinking clearly because we evolved language. In a talk spanning early humans around the fire, apples, lions and the birth of the inner "I", the Clifton College student explores how naming things builds the mind itself, why our deepest feelings escape words entirely, and how art steps in to say the unspeakable.

TEDxBristol 2025 was held at We The Curious (wethecurious.org), Bristol's much loved science centre on the city's historic harbourside, and beautifully filmed and edited by the team at Watch & Learn Productions (watchandlearnproductions.com).

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organised by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Julian came to TEDxBristol via the Bristol Education Partnership Youth Talks project. Youth Talks is a programme that supports young people across Bristol to write and deliver TED style talks. Julian was a Youth Talks 2025 finalist, and was chosen to represent his cohort at TEDxBristol. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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