I've only vaguely heard of TED talks before, and I was vaguely aware that they are from the TED (Technology, Engineering, Design) conference. It turns out that the conference is a massive hub for amazing intelligent people giving really interesting talks, and all of the talks have been put online for the edification and enjoyment of everyone. The length of TED talks is also limited, so that you can communicate your ideas but not waffle on and bore people. This is a concept I can fully get behind.
Speaking of concepts I can really get behind, this TED talk amazingly features SmartBird, a robot that flies like a bird. A team from Festo have replicated the motion of a bird, and produced a lightweight powerful robot imitating a herring gull, which can actually fly like a bird. If you want to see the bird flying, skip the video to around 2:00, after which you can see Markus Fischer explain the inner workings of the robot. And then wish with all your heart that you can go to next year's TED conference, because that is literally the kind of thing that goes on there.
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