# How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@NAS
- Speaker: Amanda Schochet
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_schochet_how_bumble_bees_inspired_a_network_of_tiny_museums)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How bumble bees inspired a network of tiny museums](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/amanda_schochet_how_bumble_bees_inspired_a_network_of_tiny_museums/94842cdbb285), 11 min (TED's player)