Phil Hansen ended up using an amazing 52,901 dots to draw this portrait in a process that was anything but child’s play. On the way to setting a Guinness World Record, he had to solve many puzzles — and wrestle with some demons.
艺术家菲尔·汉森坦言，小时候完成连点画游戏让他深感厌烦。”我记得当时心想：’又是一个足球？'”他说，”太平淡无聊了。”
然而他已经彻底改变了看法……因为两年半前，他踏上了一段雄心勃勃的旅程：挑战史上最大连点画的吉尼斯世界纪录。汉森（TED演讲：拥抱颤抖）以在非常规载体上进行创作而闻名——比如香蕉皮、一摞星巴克纸杯——所用材料也出人意料：火柴棍、汉堡油脂，甚至数百段众包而来的记忆。但他完全没有料到，等待他的将是一段怎样的历程。以下，是他一路上所学到的一切。
In spite of increasing attention in the media and prominence in armchair psychological circles, scientific research on gaslighting is relatively scant. A new study changes that.
Rich and poor, left and right, we all agree the world should be more equal. Dan Ariely and Michael Norton have spent the past decade analyzing the data. Now, they tackle what to do next.
“How weird will the future be?” we asked. And how else could writer and performer Ben Burke respond but with a poem penned and recorded especially for the occasion? Behold: THE TRANSHUMANIST’S LAMENT or TOO MANY RIVERS, NOT ENOUGH LAKES or OH, FUTURE- YOU SO CRAZY.
Artist Shih Chieh Huang teases out the personality from everyday objects by fusing them together into colorful, clamorous creations.
In this excerpt from his TED Book, microbial researcher Rob Knight shares his — and other scientists’ — work to understand the human microbiome — and the key diseases in which it now seems that microbes may play a part, including inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and allergies and asthma.
Some heartfelt advice from writer Bill Bernat, who’s been there
Researchers surveyed people in 49 cultures to assess the relative importance of personal happiness and family happiness. Surprisingly, they found the same result everywhere.
Emotional connection is the natural intimacy between people, creating a deep and meaningful alignment. This connection provides a layer of security, even during times of tension.
Corrupt officials and criminal operators are brilliant at hiding their money and actions from public view. But there’s something we can do about it, says the team at Global Witness. It starts with closing loopholes.
Aliens are not a thing. We know this, right? Well, maybe. Turns out that, almost despite themselves, some of the world’s leading astronomers are taking seriously the question of whether or not we are alone on Earth. Among them, Yale’s Tabetha Boyajian, who has stumbled into what might just be one of the biggest mysteries in the galaxy.