# See invisible motion, hear silent sounds

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxBeaconStreet
- Speaker: Michael Rubinstein
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_rubinstein_see_invisible_motion_hear_silent_sounds)
- 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)

Meet the “motion microscope,” a video-processing tool that plays up tiny changes in motion and color impossible to see with the naked eye. Video researcher Michael Rubinstein plays us clip after jaw-dropping clip showing how this tech can track an individual’s pulse and heartbeat simply from a piece of footage. Watch him re-create a conversation by amplifying the movements from sound waves bouncing off a bag of chips. The wow-inspiring and sinister applications of this tech you have to see to believe.

## Lectures

1. [See invisible motion, hear silent sounds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_rubinstein_see_invisible_motion_hear_silent_sounds/d0d81d897cfb), 14 min (TED's player)