{"id":642626,"date":"2013-02-15T15:52:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T20:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=69523"},"modified":"2013-02-15T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T20:55:29","slug":"the-best-animals-at-ted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642626","title":{"rendered":"The best animals at TED"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"War-Horse\"Horses, parrots and mosquitos: oh my!<\/p>\n

TED2013<\/a> will commence in just nine days, and the TED Blog is gearing up for our live, minute-by-minute, coverage. One thing we can\u2019t wait to see: which speaker will bring an animal onstage with them? (Our money is on ornithologist Kees Moeliker<\/a>.) Sometimes, speakers arrive with a live animal, other times they have a very convincing imitation. Either way, it\u2019s always a fun moment when a member of the animal kingdom makes an appearance in the auditorium, as this playlist reveals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"HandspringHandspring Puppet Co.: The genius puppetry behind War Horse<\/span><\/a>
\nHandspring Puppet Co.: The genius puppetry behind War Horse<\/b><\/a>
\nTED2011<\/b><\/b>
\nPuppeteers Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones, who created the horses featured in War Horse<\/i>, explain the mechanics and artistry of making and manipulating their puppets. \u201cAn actor struggles to die on stage, but a puppet has to struggle to live,\u201d Kohler says. When they bring a horse, three puppeteers, and a rider on stage, it\u2019s almost impossible to remember that it\u2019s not an animal breathing, strutting, prancing and whinnying right before our eyes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"EinsteinEinstein the Parrot talks and squawks<\/span><\/a>
\nEinstein the Parrot talks and squawks<\/b><\/a>
\nTED2006<\/b>
\nOn stage, Einstein, an African grey parrot, oinks like a pig, makes laser noises, yells \u201cOH MY GOD!,\u201d dances, and even sings \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to Al Gore. Hilarious, charming and truly uncanny.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"AmyAmy Tan: Where does creativity hide?<\/span><\/a>
\nAmy Tan: Where does creativity hide?<\/b><\/a><\/b>
\nTED2008<\/b>
\nIn a talk about how she creates whole people and worlds from her imagination, Amy Tan credits not only her beliefs and thought processes, but also her \u201cmuse\u201d\u2014her sweet, tiny dog, who emerges from her handbag to strut across the stage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"RobertRobert Full: Learning from the gecko's tail<\/span><\/a>
\nRobert Full: Learning from the gecko\u2019s tail<\/b><\/a>
\nTED2009<\/b><\/b>
\nBiologist Robert Full brings to the stage a gecko robot that mimics the animal\u2019s incredible foot structure and movement, which allows it to climb\u2014only, though, with the added (and quite surprising) functionality of its tail.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"BillBill Gates: Mosquitos, malaria and education<\/span><\/a>
\nBill Gates: Mosquitos, malaria and education<\/b><\/a><\/b>
\nTED2009 <\/b>
\nIn a talk in part about malaria, Bill Gates releases live mosquitoes into the audience. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason only poor people should have the experience,\u201d he says, to laughter. (These mosquitoes are not, of course, infected.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"NellieNellie McKay sings "The Dog Song"<\/span><\/a>
\nNellie McKay sings “The Dog Song”<\/b><\/a><\/b>
\nTED2008<\/b>
\nIs that a dog pitter-pattering and panting? In a tribute to her own dog, singer and pianist Nellie McKay does a fairly convincing (and pretty adorable) impression.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Tune in to the TED Blog for live coverage of TED2013 beginning on February 25. And read much more about \u201cThe Young. The Wise. The Undiscovered\u201d \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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Horses, parrots and mosquitos: oh my! TED2013 will commence in just nine days, and the TED Blog is gearing up for our live, minute-by-minute, coverage. One thing we can\u2019t wait to see: which speaker will bring an animal onstage with them? (Our money is on ornithologist Kees Moeliker.) Sometimes, speakers arrive with a live animal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7342,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7342"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}