15 years of drones at TED, in five GIFs
In 1998, aircraft designer Paul MacCready gave a live demo of his two-ounce unmanned surveillance drone on the TED stage in Monterey. “You see what it sees. Imagine you’re a fly,” he told the...
View ArticleWhat is this pretty yellow goo? Delicious slime mold, of course
Heather Barnett makes art from physarum polycephalum, a eukaryotic microorganism that lives in cool, moist areas. As part of a project on the semi-intelligent slime mold, Barnett captures its behavior...
View ArticleEver feel alone in a crowded place? This artist gets you
Adam Magyar struggles with the speed of time. (Who can blame him?) In response, the Hungarian artist and photographer captures densely populated urban areas at extremely high speeds — then slows each...
View ArticleBeautiful and sad GIFs that show what’s happening to the ocean
Scientist Sylvia Earle (TED Talk: My wish: Protect our oceans) has spent the past five decades exploring the seas. During that time, she’s witnessed a steep decline in ocean wildlife numbers — and a...
View Article11 must-see lessons from TED-Ed
Short animated lessons you’ll love, from atomic structure to the science of stage fright (and how to overcome it). Bite-size snacks of knowledge, TED-Ed Video Lessons are short, free educational...
View ArticleWhere’s my flying car? Well, probably at TED at some point
TED’s presented our share of near-misses and might-never-happen tech demos — including, depending on how you count, at least 5 flying cars. Some big ideas are just too crazy for now, but maybe not too...
View ArticleQuadcopters join the circus, in this magical video from Raff D’Andrea and...
In art, drones can be magical. It’s a simple story: a man working too late at night starts to see things. He’s not sure if they’re real or a sleep-induced fantasy. But since it’s 2014, of course that...
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