The elements had been listed and carefully arranged before Dmitri Mendeleev. They had even been organized by similar properties before. So why is Mendeelev's periodic table the one that has endured? Lou Serico explains via Ekaaluminium, an element whose existence Mendeelev predicted decades before it was discovered. [Directed by Biljana Labovic,...

As Le Cirque De La Nuit is a Calgary based circus troupe, this performance piece was created specifically for TEDxYYC. The performers aim to illustrate the creative process as well as the development of an idea, with all of its ups and downs.