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Michael Dickinson: How a fly flies

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An insect's ability to fly is perhaps one of the greatest feats of evolution. Michael Dickinson looks at how a common housefly takes flight with such delicate wings, thanks to a clever flapping motion and flight muscles that are both powerful and nimble. But the secret ingredient: the incredible fly brain. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)
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@augustin9270 7 лет назад

Kudos to that guy for gathering the courage to speak in public

@PalaciosGA 10 лет назад

I’m an engineer and I've been fascinated with flies for a long time, I’m glad someone took that fascination seriously, what a presentation! - I’m also glad I’m not the only crazy one out there

@KulbirAhluwalia 5 лет назад

I can assure you you're not alone

@jessemnmehe1347 5 лет назад

Sandra Palacios You’re not crazy!

@antoniobradiano 4 года назад

u as guilty of life too your dad.

@Allhailbillcoleman 10 лет назад

Dickinson is my current neuroscience professor, he's a killer lecturer; fascinating lecture on fly flight.

@soufianwijermarsqarbal4588 4 года назад

I'm guessing if you stop paying attention for five minutes you're fucked.

@1MadJack1 3 года назад

That guy became my fav person because Their name

@alicast5184 3 года назад

Porque un dia lo soñe

@alicast5184 3 года назад

Adios danae jbr.

@alicast5184 3 года назад

CONTRASEÑA

@DaniQz 5 лет назад

As a person who stutters, I really appreciate seeing a person who stutters doing a Ted talk :)

@sabin97 2 года назад

as a person who doesnt stutter, i honestly didnt even notice he stutters......i was fascinated by the science.

@clarencegreen3071 2 года назад

I didn't notice that he stutters. However, his presentation seemed stressed, almost frantic, and way way too fast. What's the hurry? The listener must be given time to process the information or it will not be retained. Am I wrong?

@patrick594 2 года назад

@@clarencegreen3071 Yes, you're wrong. Ted itself only gives you around 12 minutes, besides, his presentation actually felt as excitement, rather than as him being frantic.

@AvocadoAtrocity Год назад

That's not a stutter. That's nerves. Stuttering is much more debilitating.

@nlamorte90 11 лет назад

I appreciated his rapid speech. In these talks, each presenter has such a small amount of time to get as much information to the audience as possible. With ideas about the findings of the complexities of the neuroanatomy of small organisms, I'm glad he got as much across as he did in such a short amount of time. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

@amt253 11 лет назад

I never thought I'd see another TEDTalk so scientifically rich and thoroughly wondrous. TED-------- MORE TALKS LIKE THIS PLEASE!

@pnutdraws 4 года назад

yes , i really appreciate the fact that he really wanted to get information out

@tarcal87 11 лет назад

Not nervous.. when I look at him, i just see a personality. He looks like he's just like that everyday life, too. As mentioned in the comments, these people are professors etc and are used to lecturing and speaking in public

@Veryhappyann1234 10 лет назад

For the past 1 hour there has been a fly and it has been sitting near me and right now it just flew away. I'm like "noo! Stay with me, 'cause you're all I need!"

@KokoroKatsura 6 лет назад

kitty!

@MrAdryan1603 6 лет назад

Hahaha

@Mynameishassan0 4 года назад

Ye me alone so i talk to me fly bros they are helpful 🤗

@ezzzzie 11 лет назад

Well now I just feel amazing about how many flies I've murdered with fly swatters. So fast, but so am I, apparently.

@henier1065 3 года назад

I killed two flies with my hands in my whole life, gross, but badass.

@mtdeezy 11 лет назад

This was awesome. One of the best talks uploaded recently.

@Dodgyboy43 11 лет назад

it takes a man like this to dedicate his life to something like this

@gulllars 11 лет назад

I'm a computer engineer student, and i find this fascinating. I'm about to learn VHDL and program FPGAs, and i think i'll have to revisit this again after i finish the course to have a second look. Drawing similarities between biology and digital systems (from computing to networking and storage) is interesting. Nature is a good inspiration in engineering.

@pathduck 11 лет назад

Wow, these kinds of talks is why I love TED. We need more people like Michael Dickinson, to dig into obscure and fascinating knowledge and present it in a way to make it fun and interesting to watch!

@HeavyMicroGrow 8 лет назад

One of the best TED talks I've seen. Well done.

@Amiahrose 11 лет назад

TED talks are so interesting. I'm so glad they're finally getting the recognition they deserve.

@lulululu4912 2 года назад

AMAZING ! Great lecture, despite his stress, his presentation is flawless, very well controlled.

@B0GlES 11 лет назад

Intersting! The fly creates vortexes to help generate lift - F1 cars use vortexes to create suction beneath the car to produce more down force... Fascinating stuff!

@RutinaRottis 11 лет назад

Michael may not the best lecturer in the world, but this discourse is one of most interesting what i have seen. Thank's TED and Michael.

@EctInc 11 лет назад

Loved the talk. Great humor, fantastic information. Yeah, very nervous, but with more presentations I'm sure he'll improve.

@nesaprotu 11 лет назад

mindblowing. as always. Thank you TED!

@kathleenking47 5 месяцев назад

He reminds me of the 3 stooges fly trap😂

@dissonanceparadiddle 5 лет назад

"think before you swat" I like this guy.

@Vierotchka 11 лет назад

What allows a bumblebee to fly is not its wings (that's just for show) - it is the buzz it makes that allows it to levitate.

@theDCification 11 лет назад

Taking a great science video and injecting it with the MOST UNINTERESTING CONVERSATION EVER. Congratulations.

@caseface900 7 лет назад

Even in 2013, scientists were comparing Trump's brain to that of a fly. Now he's the President of the United States. Congratulations, America.

@leandrocatarci5509 7 лет назад

It was a joke. Just like your social life.

@twonty675 6 лет назад

Facebook lmao

@davidxiao64 6 лет назад

Trump's twitter fingers are faster than the fly's brain

@ZORMnl 6 лет назад

Casey Saslawsky All thanks to Obama

@huerta25264 6 лет назад

hey now.... give the fly some credit!

@0dontspeak 11 лет назад

i bet he gets super excited when a fly enters his house

@Pushtrak 11 лет назад

"How a fly flies" Goddidit.

@martixy2 11 лет назад

That was one of the better talks. Pretty engaging!

@FedericoAOlivieri 11 лет назад

I love this guy's enthusiasm

@mertgunes9854 6 лет назад

Best ted talk I ever watched

@aspirinemaga 5 лет назад

dude should drink a couple of whiskeys before his presentation... he is more nervous than those flies he talking about

@TestMeatDollSteak 11 лет назад

I think he's just really fuckin' excited to be given a forum and a spotlight to discuss his obsession/passion...

@fdhahaehetehtet163 2 года назад

It's really amazing to know that there's a type of neuron that can multitask, with each of its parts doing a different processing. If a neuron can do more than 1 action at a time, that means that us humans could become smarter without needing bigger brains, which means that we can become smarter faster.

@robertgotschall1246 3 года назад

Right on dude. As an undergraduate I learned about the surface to volume ratio of insects and realized that they basically lived in space suits on Earth and all you had to do was scratch that suit and they would die in what was to them Space.

@kray97 3 года назад

I had Michael for a Biology class in college (University of Chicago)...his material was super interesting and heavily engineering focused for a Bio class. I regret not trying harder to work with him. His lab was super selective and he eventually left the Chicago for Berkeley a few years later.

@Ultramoose 11 лет назад

i want to audit his classes. holy shit. i could listen to himt alk foreeever

@ItsAsparageese 10 лет назад

The one on the TED website cuts off early, and now it appears all the rest are the same length as well as this one which is currently unavailable. This was one of the best TED talks I've ever been in the middle of enjoying. What the hell, guys? Do a follow-up video with the guy or something.

@melsunday1991 8 лет назад

i never realised flies were this complex. thanks tedtalk guy edit: michael. tedtalk guy is called michael. thanks michael.

@loopy221 6 лет назад

Spongebob: WHATS HIS NAME.. what’s his name!!?

@WhatAWondWorld 3 года назад

incredible

@tdurran 11 лет назад

It's that vortex that Chaos butterflies use to create hurricanes.

@wouterdewet1155 11 лет назад

Why must everyone assume that evolution happened? It is at best an impossible THEORY with only faith-based evidence. Every time it is mentioned in talks like these it receives the honor and glory for this amazing creation. To God be the glory and the honor for His marvelous creation! He deserves the praise for what He has made.

@CharlesReviews 11 лет назад

Plants can be self pollinating, however once insects began to pollinate plants (probably by accident) evolution favored those plants that most effectively utilized those new pollinators. At the same time insects that began to more effectively gather nectar had an advantage. As a result they both evolved together and without them we wouldn't have fruit trees and most modern vegetables.

@theworldeatswithyou 11 лет назад

I didn't expect this to be that entertaining. :D

@xenicmark Год назад

Very fascinating. Also for once I dont have to use 1.25 playback.

@SuperHyee 3 года назад

Thanks !

@vinylxavier 9 лет назад

love your comparison!!!

@imaginenoreligion 11 лет назад

There's a man who enjoys his work.

@HiAdrian 11 лет назад

Outstanding talk.

@nehorlavazapalka 11 лет назад

bscly yes, the core of the cell has to be around 5 micrometers in diameter and the rest is highly variable

@aledmorton1080 3 года назад

✨🧚‍♀️That fly really did sashay away ✨💫

@emonsahariar9292 5 месяцев назад

06:31 oh man!

@CLEANDrumCovers 11 лет назад

Very, very, very good. Loved it.

@andy4an 11 лет назад

great talk, great visuals.

@shradical 4 года назад

His hand is shaking like crazy!

@kolmkilpkonna 11 лет назад

"Are cells so variable?" Yes cell size is extremely variable. Think of eggs for example. There are thousands and thousands of multi celled animals smaller than hens egg, and even more animals smaller than ostrich eggs. Unfertilized egg is just one cell.

@SaceedAbul 10 лет назад

And with all this potential what do they use it for? To use up there day lives to mess with me

@blueprintvisualsproduction5236 8 лет назад

+SaceedAbul are they doing more with their lives than you are?

@SaceedAbul 8 лет назад

+Jeng Foong Mak Yeah Looking back this is pretty impressive that they found it. I'll take it back

@Ocasek77 11 лет назад

So the eye of a fly is the fastest visual system on Earth. Very interesting. So they are the top dog here when it comes to visual systems and their speed

@idiallin 11 лет назад

This kin of TEDtalk is so much better than the kind of talk where a model talks about how she is actually insecure...

@c4lliban 11 лет назад

Maybe theres less delay in the signal-system in smaller animals.. because the signals travel shorter distances.

@neurel111 11 лет назад

At last a TED talk I didn't skip any part of at all. Hopefully we won't get any more useless padding like in recent months.

@PanzarMetal 11 лет назад

Must...get... an army of flies!

@promotimes10 10 лет назад

This guy sounds nervous as hell XP

@matthewseneris6095 7 лет назад

Cosmic Gabe ikr

@Leotique 7 лет назад

not at all, he just stuck sometimes, maybe he was born with that

@alientube1984 6 лет назад

More excited than nervous!

@Carlos-sq8hv 5 лет назад

I totally agree with You.

@MrDerrickmcwhorter 5 лет назад

Why don't you try and speaking to a crowd of more than 5,000 people..

@stephenkramer7157 7 лет назад

Oh geez, I didn't even know this from before Trump got elected.

@Aresftfun 11 лет назад

Another good video on this topic of biological flight, "Hummingbird Aerodynamics".

@trikkenino 11 лет назад

Absolutely fascinating! i am as interested to learn about the Mosquito and its ability to hide and attack in darkness and especially when you are asleep :-)

@shawn8106 11 лет назад

Fascinating! Great stuff!!

@The101damnations 11 лет назад

I like his rushed nervous fashion of talking actually,makes it more interesting.

@marcohercante 11 лет назад

I never though I would be interested in a fly!

@999across 11 лет назад

Dick Moranis? Nah. This has been bugging me but I think I got it. Remember, Groundhogs Day w/ Bill Murray? Not him but Ned. His name is Stephen Tobolowsky. His mannerism, speech patterns, voice, even the look reminds me off him. Just Google the YT video called " Groundhog day All the Ned scenes"

@HighWarlordJC 11 лет назад

"I've been where you are, I escaped..." I hope you don't mind but I'm going to steal this sentence in my dealings with religious people; Live long and prosper comrade.

@Neceros 11 лет назад

LMAO at the Fly Games. Coming soon to theaters near you.

@kwaal 11 лет назад

Like many are saying, he seems super nervous - I feel terrible for him - He shouldn't feel so nervous though - The content he's providing is quite interesting and very entertaining. Great video.

@ShadowCloud143 11 лет назад

Impressive.

@geofreyr 11 лет назад

I don't think it proves evolution, to prove evolution it would have to detail, I mean real detail, of precisely how the biological structures of this animal came about by natural process like genetic mutation and natural selection. These facts don't really exist in any real detail like I am describing. The only thing this lecture does prove is that the fly, in its entirety, is mind-bogglingly complicated almost beyond our comprehension really. Fascinating lecture, I loved it.

@macmarty2025 11 лет назад

Awesome video, thank you.

@lotanerve 11 лет назад

No fly was hurt in the making of this video. That's our job.

@jackalvulture 11 лет назад

And here I thought it was by a magic carpet ride...

@Seedr0 11 лет назад

Flies that are particularly annoying to me I just catch and release... the key is to predict where they will go, and make sure your fingers break the air around the fly so the fly thinks the empty space in your hand is home free... The crazy thing is if you catch them like this a few times, they'll stop bothering you. Smart indeed.

@chosentiller7877 4 года назад

Wow! I am surprised this presentation was so interesting.

@StoshGalumpke 11 лет назад

I takes a very special kind of person to be a really good entomologist ...

@karthikraja5411 5 лет назад

We can give noble prize for him👌

@taeyeonlover 11 лет назад

I don't think he said anything about 'optimal behavior' or 'better actions'. I think he was suggesting that fly brains have a larger number of functions relative to their number of neurons in comparison to the brains of more "complex" mammals.

@PedanticNo1 11 лет назад

I enjoyed the talk, and I'm sorry for being an ass here, but this guy is insanely similar to Willard, from the movie of the same name. Not that I wouldn't be nervous and rushed if I was on a stage in front of an audience singly composed of brilliant people ;)

@aaryatodankar4949 Год назад

What is angle of attack in an insect wing

@bgrgbgrg1 9 лет назад

Nice....

@yaj126 5 лет назад

6:36 that's when I drop my like

@k1medward 4 года назад

yaj126 hahaha 😂 that’s exactly when I added my like!

@TheSavageMusicGroup 11 лет назад

After hearing this information, I fell more like a ninja when I catch a fly with my hand while it is in mid flight. :)

@Tespri 11 лет назад

No problem. Always fun to be helpful to someone. :D

@CressKayEdge 11 лет назад

Tonnes of information that we can obtain from things as small as a fly.

@MrAdryan1603 6 лет назад

Fascinating. Oh crap, now I'm such in a Ted talk loop that will likely last for hours... Oh well!

@kimpeater1 11 лет назад

One could argue that all organisms are merely organic machines, even humans.

@godstroke 6 лет назад

Flies have Ultra Instinct.

@nlamorte90 11 лет назад

The term "theory" when applied to science, refers to a set of principles that are based on and formed around careful observations, which one forms questions about, which then lead to a hypothesis (a possible explanation to these questions) To test a hypothesis you design an experiment with reproducible results and can be subjected to scrutiny by others in there own reproductions of the experiment. If the results are reproducible a theory is formed. Theory= facts based on evidence.