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Flight
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Flight.
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Video playlists about Flight
18 talks
Planes, trains, automobiles — and jet suits?
Innovators in transportation show that getting from point A to point B doesn't have to be boring.
11 talks
To boldly go ...
Ski to the North Pole. Row across the Pacific. Swim on Mt. Everest(!). These adventurers have pushed themselves to the limits of human endurance, and in these talks they share what they've learned about themselves and the planet.
Talks about Flight
04:34
Lindsay DeMarchi
What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode?
4 minutes 34 seconds
05:01
Raymond Adkins
How do airplanes actually fly?
5 minutes 1 second
04:43
Richard Browning
How do jetpacks work? And why don't we all have them?
4 minutes 43 seconds
04:10
Cory Combs
The future of flying is electrifying
4 minutes 10 seconds
04:39
Alex Gendler
Why are airplanes slower than they used to be?
4 minutes 39 seconds
04:45
Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara
The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight
4 minutes 45 seconds
05:05
Tomás Chor
Turbulence: One of the great unsolved mysteries of physics
5 minutes 5 seconds
10:47
Christian Bailey
The joys of amateur aviation
10 minutes 47 seconds
09:04
Elizabeth Streb
My quest to defy gravity and fly
9 minutes 4 seconds
07:53
Rodin Lyasoff
How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel
7 minutes 53 seconds
11:02
Dustin Schroeder
How we look kilometers below the Antarctic ice sheet
11 minutes 2 seconds
10:34
George Steinmetz
Photos of Africa, taken from a flying lawn chair
10 minutes 34 seconds
06:56
Jeff Kozak
Lessons from a former Air Force pilot on counterintuitive thinking
6 minutes 56 seconds
06:59
Richard Browning
How I built a jet suit
6 minutes 59 seconds
40:40
Elon Musk
The future we're building -- and boring
40 minutes 40 seconds
13:38
Nagin Cox
What time is it on Mars?
13 minutes 38 seconds
See all talks on Flight