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We Are Made of Dead Stuff: Amazing Animation Made of Leaves
We Are Made of Dead Stuff: Amazing Animation Made of Leaves

“You and most of the matter in your body are just two or three degrees of separation from things like pond scum.”

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The Science of Our Warped Perception of Time, Animated
The Science of Our Warped Perception of Time, Animated

Why the same amount of time can seem to fly or slow to a crawl depending on the context.

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The Evolution of Feathers: The Animated Story of How Dinosaurs Became Birds
The Evolution of Feathers: The Animated Story of How Dinosaurs Became Birds

“Feathers are some of the most remarkable things ever made by an animal. They’re gorgeous in their complexity, delicate in their construction, and yet strong enough to hold a bird thousands of feet in the air.”

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Connected: A Charming Stop-Motion Papercraft Music Video Inspired by the Universe
Connected: A Charming Stop-Motion Papercraft Music Video Inspired by the Universe

We are all stardust.

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Janis Joplin on Creativity and Rejection: Her Lost Final Interview, Rediscovered and Animated
Janis Joplin on Creativity and Rejection: Her Lost Final Interview, Rediscovered and Animated

“You are what you settle for.”

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Happy Birthday, Standard Time: How the Railroads Gave Us Time Zones
Happy Birthday, Standard Time: How the Railroads Gave Us Time Zones

How the quest to prevent train collisions forever changed the global clock.

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The Life-Cycle of a Single Water Drop, in a Pop-Up Book Animated in Stop-Motion
The Life-Cycle of a Single Water Drop, in a Pop-Up Book Animated in Stop-Motion

Nature’s rhythms in masterful paper engineering.

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Brené Brown on Vulnerability, Human Connection, and the Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy, Animated
Brené Brown on Vulnerability, Human Connection, and the Difference Between Empathy and Sympathy, Animated

“The truth is, rarely can a response make something better — what makes something better is connection.”

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The History of the English Language, Animated
The History of the English Language, Animated

“The Sun never sets on the English language.”

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What Elvish, Klingon, and Dothraki Reveal about Real Language & the Essence of Human Communication
What Elvish, Klingon, and Dothraki Reveal about Real Language & the Essence of Human Communication

Why a good language, like a good life, requires both rules and messiness.

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