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Sunspring, A Sci-Fi Short Written by an Artificial Neural Network Starring Thomas Middleditch
“Sunspring” is a short science fiction film written by an artificial neural network named Jetson. The film stars Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and was a…
A Whiteboard Animation Explaining the Science Behind Schizophrenia
In the latest episode of asapSCIENCE, hosts Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain via whiteboard animation explaining what schizophrenia is, the physiological causes of the…
Dungeons and Donalds, A Parody Twitter Account Combining Donald Trump and Dungeons & Dragons
Listen, Gary’s not a hero. Gary got captured by goblins. Heroes don't get captured by goblins. #dnd #dungeonmaster pic.twitter.com/QiA7Bjk59H — DungeonsAndDonalds (@DungeonsDonald) May 15, 2016…
How and Why Cats Are Able to Jump as High as They Do In Comparison to Humans
In a clip for the series Science of Stupid on National Geographic, former BBC Top Gear host Richard Hammond examines how and why cats can…
Monster Factory, A Web Series Where Deranged Characters Are Created & Let Loose in Video Games
Monster Factory is a funny web series, created by brothers Justin and Griffin McElroy for Polygon, that follows the two hosts as they use character…
A Studious Shiba Inu Watches Videos on a Laptop While Sitting Upright in a Chair
An adorably studious Shiba Inu named Chiko sat upright in a chair, just like his humans, as he intensely watched videos on his human’s laptop.…
Interesting Little Known Facts About Snapchat
Matthew Santoro made a video where he shares all sorts of interesting little known facts about Snapchat in five minutes. Santoro talks about the group…
How Interpreters Train to Conduct Simultaneous Translation of Two Different Languages
In a new Ted Ed Lesson, educator Ewandro Magalhaes and animator Andrew Foerster explain the process in which language interpreters are trained to conduct simultaneous…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Pixar Created Their Most Complicated Character for Finding Dory
CNET senior editor Brian Tong sat down with Pixar character supervisor Jeremie Talbot to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the studio created Hank the…
How the Use of Slow Motion Helps to Convey the Director’s Intent Within a Scene
In his latest video essay, director Julian Palmer of The Discarded Image takes a look at the manner in which slow motion is employed in…