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The Past, Present, and Future of Human Evolution | Compilation
Humanity has changed a lot since the days of our ancestral species, and we have continued evolution to look forward to as well. Hosted by: Hank Green […]
Artist Uses AI To Reconstruct Realistic Portraits of Historical Figures | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on August 25, 2021 Nefertiti Ever wonder what Nefertiti and Michelangelo’s David looked like in real life? Have you ever wondered what famous historical figures like Nefertiti and Cleopatra looked like in real life? Well, Bas Uterwijk … Continue reading
CG short film “Experiment” – by Berton-Bojko, Covo Pérez, Heussler, Kacprzak and Wiriath
When science gets out of hand, the consequences are disastrous. ///////////////////////// Subscribe for more shorts: https://goo.gl/39Zrzi ///////////////////////// Directors: Zoé BERTON-BOJKO, Susana COVO PEREZ, Guillaume HEUSSLER, Yann KACPRZAK, Margot WIRIATH Animation: Zoé BERTON-BOJKO , Susana COVO PEREZ Scenario, Script: Zoé BERTON-BOJKO, … Continue reading
Manchester Christmas Markets | King Street Christmas Market Stalls in Manchester City Centre
We take a look at Manchester Christmas Markets starting with the Christmas Markets stalls on King Street (off Deansgate) in Manchester! Manchester Christmas Markets in the City Centre are famous for being fantastic, and it’s easy to see why they … Continue reading
David Wallace-Wells · Ten Million a Year: Dying to Breathe · LRB 2 December 2021
4886 words Not all deaths are created equal. In February 2020, the world began to panic about the novel coronavirus, which killed 2714 people that month. This made the news. In the same month, around 800,000 people died from the … Continue reading
BÄR
“Bär” is a personal story about my grandfathers past in World War 2. The film is my graduation project from the Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. It was finished in … Continue reading
The Visit 探望
A young girl visits her father in prison. The glass in-between would never separate them anyways. A Finding Pictures film finding.pictures @findingpictures —- Written and Directed by Morrie Tan Voiced by Judee Tan and Huang Jia Qiang Produced by Jerrold … Continue reading
Frank – Animated Short Film
Frankenstein’s monster has a chance encounter with his estranged father and is convinced by his wife to try to reconnect. My 2018 USC undergrad animated thesis film. Starring: Rob Paulsen as Frank Tuesday Grant as Mary Cameron Gavinski as Professor … Continue reading
Benjamin Bratton on why he hates Ted talks
Benjamin Bratton is a sociologist, design theorist and author. He perhaps is most known for his TED talk, ‘What’s wrong with TED Talks?’ (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) His most recent book, ‘The Revenge of the Real: Politics for a Post-Pandemic’ world discusses … Continue reading
New Perspectives – What’s Wrong with TED Talks? Benjamin Bratton at TEDxSanDiego 2013 – Re:Think
Benjamin Bratton, Associate Professor of Visual Arts at UCSD and Director of The Center for Design and Geopoltics at CALIT2, asks: Why don’t the bright futures promised in TED talks come true? Professor Bratton attacks the intellectual viability of TED, … Continue reading
Are Viruses Alive? – with Carl Zimmer
Are viruses alive or are they lifeless packages of protein and nucleic acid? Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/-LUQTjdHYNo Carl’s book “Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive” is available now – https://geni.us/zimmer Countless scientists around the world … Continue reading
