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See invisible motion, hear silent sounds

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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.

Aired December 23, 2014

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    Krispy R
    We think we know so much, but there is infinity that we know nothing about; that we cannot even fathom. Yes, it's true, the earth is not flat!
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    Sitaru A
    I really can't believe something like that really exists.
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