Inside your computer - Bettina Bair
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How does a computer work? The critical components of a computer are the peripherals (including the mouse), the input/output subsystem (which controls what and how much information comes in and out), and the central processing unit (the brains), as well as human-written programs and memory. Bettina Bair walks us through the steps your computer takes with every click of the mouse.
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The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he demonstrates in this short, gasp-inducing talk, his ideas include a pen that penetrates into a screen to draw 3D models and a computer desktop prototype that lets you reach through the screen to manipulate digital objects. Watch the TED Talk.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Bettina Bair
- Director
- Darcy Vorhees
- Artist
- Marissa Hutchins
- Animator
- Sarah Johnson, Stephen Brooks, Tom Beuerlein
- Narrator
- Michelle Snow
