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Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures
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http://www.ted.com Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers a... Read more

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September 6, 2007 (over 16 years ago)

http://www.ted.com Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TE...

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- -: TEDxDelft - Kas Oosterhuis - We are changing your view on what is beautiful and what's not

December 2, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Kas Oosterhuis speaks about a new kind of building and about the way architecture will be influencing our understanding of what's beautiful and what is not. Kas was born in 1951 in Amersfoort (Netherlands), he studied architecture at the TU in Delft. Afterwards, he taught as unit master at the A...

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- -: Reuben Margolin: On Kinetic Art

March 12, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

First inspired by the mysterious and mathematical qualities of a caterpillars crawl, artist Reuben Margolin creates large-scale kinetic sculptures that use pulleys and motors to recreate the complex movements and structures we see in nature. Margolin takes to the PopTech stage to share some of hi...

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- -: TEDxDelft - Theo Jansen - A new breed of beach animals

November 26, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals that are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering; in a car company television commercial Jansen says: "The wa...

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- -: Health Reform By the Numbers

March 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)

Counting the reasons why health insurance reform cannot wait.

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