Author: Amanda

Symmetry Eames Animated Short

https://youtu.be/OHA6Hcj7P8o What is symmetry in math? And how do you test for degrees of symmetry? Learn about “the mathematical ordering of form and the symmetrical properties of objects” with Symmetry by Charles and Ray Eames. Animation by Glen Fleck, with music composed and performed by Elmer Bernstein. Symmetry was one of five shorts featured in a 1961 collection of…… Continue reading Symmetry Eames Animated Short

2(n) – The Power of Exponential Numbers Eames Animation

https://youtu.be/2OuJhaqeUbo In 1961, an interactive exhibition called Mathematica: A World of Numbers… and Beyond inaugurated the new science wing at Los Angeles’ California Museum of Science and Industry. Sponsored by IBM, it was an innovative exhibit designed by husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames, and lucky for us, it included five short animations that explored a handful…… Continue reading 2(n) – The Power of Exponential Numbers Eames Animation

Powers of Ten Eames Videos

https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0 Elliot pointed me towards Eames and the studio’s contributions.  This video is an interesting example of early computing. Powers of Ten, written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames, was first released in 1968 and later re-released by the Eames Office in 1977. It was based on the 1957 book Cosmic View: The Universe in Forty Jumps by Kees…… Continue reading Powers of Ten Eames Videos

Art Museum for Gerbils – Pandoro & Tiramisù Gerbils

https://youtu.be/O2PW-rJF7c4 London-based couple Filippo and Marianna’s self-isolation project calls to mind artist (and museum curator) Bill Scanga’s At the Met, exhibited nearly 20 years ago as part of the group show Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood and Contemporary Art at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (now known as MoMA PS1). Scanga’s installation involved hanging mini-replicas of works from the Metropolitan Museum’s American…… Continue reading Art Museum for Gerbils – Pandoro & Tiramisù Gerbils

The Story of Physics – Dara O’Briain

https://youtu.be/W0PqyT9IU_g Balls, pendulums, apples and magnets all played their part in the story of modern physics, but then things got weird. And when Albert Einstein combined time and space, things got even weirder – step forward quantum uncertainty, black holes and the Big Bang. This short animation, The Story of Physics, is one in a series of simplified historical summaries from the BBC2’s…… Continue reading The Story of Physics – Dara O’Briain

Animated Science: Periodic Table – Luis Perez

https://youtu.be/xcxZdl24ULo Celebrate the periodic table’s 150th anniversary with this episode of Animated Science, a series produced by the Universitat de Barcelona and animator Luis Pérez. Follow the main character as he struggles to understand the periodic table, the elements, and chemistry for the first time. After a rough start, he listens to the teacher and, with some contemplation, begins to understand how everything is made from atoms and…… Continue reading Animated Science: Periodic Table – Luis Perez

Quark in Quarantine

Been watching a lot of Deep Space Nine lately, and wanted to share this cute picture from reddit user Kirby1701-D.

Orangutans Playing with Otters – CNN & Pairi Daiza Zoo

From CNN: Otterly adorable: 24-year-old Ujian seems smitten with his little friends. A zoo in Belgium has shared some amazing photos of a blossoming friendship between a family of orangutans and their otter neighbors. The animals live together at Pairi Daiza zoo in Domaine du Cambron, as part of a program designed to maintain the primates’ wellbeing in captivity.…… Continue reading Orangutans Playing with Otters – CNN & Pairi Daiza Zoo