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The Spider Dress That Reacts To Personal Space Invaders

Fashion-tech designer Anouk Wipprecht has built a Spider Dress, which reacts based on how close you're standing and how quickly you approached. It's based on 'proxemics': the study of personal space... although how much of that counts as science is an open question. Let's talk about Edward T Hall, about what counts as science, and what happens if you get too close to someone.

English
  • Originally Aired November 14, 2016
  • Runtime 3 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created September 2, 2023 by
    josh42
  • Modified September 2, 2023 by
    josh42