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The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process, Animated
The Importance of Frustration in the Creative Process, Animated

“Before we can find the answer — before we can even know the question — we must be immersed in disappointment.”

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Film, Film, Film: 1968 Soviet Animated Parody of the Movie Industry
Film, Film, Film: 1968 Soviet Animated Parody of the Movie Industry

A vintage satirical look at cinema’s ego and bureaucracy.

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Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work, Animated in Kinetic Typography
Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work, Animated in Kinetic Typography

On grit, the art of storytelling, and bridging the gap between good taste and great work.

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David Brooks on the Dangerous Division Between Reason and Emotion, Animated
David Brooks on the Dangerous Division Between Reason and Emotion, Animated

The false division of the self, or what’s wrong with using physics to assess human behavior.

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A Brief Animated History of the Modern Calendar
A Brief Animated History of the Modern Calendar

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The Power of Simple Words, Animated
The Power of Simple Words, Animated

Getting from “no coordinates exist like one’s domicile” to “there’s no place like home.”

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The Science of Why the Past is Different from the Future, Animated
The Science of Why the Past is Different from the Future, Animated

Measuring the universe’s disorder in order to understand the arrow of time.

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ABCinema: A Famous Film for Each Letter of the Alphabet, Animated in One Minute
ABCinema: A Famous Film for Each Letter of the Alphabet, Animated in One Minute

Dial M for movie trivia.

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Michael Pollan’s Food Rules Animated in Stop-Motion
Michael Pollan’s Food Rules Animated in Stop-Motion

182% of brilliance, three weeks in the making.

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Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking
Six Vintage-Inspired Animations on Critical Thinking

A field guide to the art and science of the solid argument.

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