Editor’s Note: Beau Lotto is founder of Lottolab, a hybrid art studio and science lab based in London. He spoke at TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh, U.K., in June. TED is a nonprofit dedicated to “Ideas ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American What I love about the annual TED gathering in ...

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TED Talks: Science and Wonder premieres on PBS Wednesday, March 30, 2016. In this excerpt from the PBS special TED Talks: Science and Wonder, Pixar's Director of Photography and Lighting Danielle ...