TED Talks Art - How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums | Amanda Schochet

How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums | Amanda Schochet

02/27/20 • 11 min

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Sometimes, small things make a huge impact. After studying how bees in urban environments can survive by navigating small land patches, ecologist Amanda Schochet was inspired to build MICRO, a network of portable science museums the size of vending machines. Learn how these tiny museums are being deployed in libraries, community centers, transit hubs and elsewhere to increase public access to science.

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