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Reads tagged with “animation”

The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated
The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated

This is where you insert the meta-joke about what else you’re actually supposed to be doing this very moment.

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Happy Birthday, Voyager 1: An Animated Adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot
Happy Birthday, Voyager 1: An Animated Adaptation of Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot

“The aggregate of our joy and suffering…every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization…every young couple in love…lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”

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The Science of How Music Enchants the Brain, Animated
The Science of How Music Enchants the Brain, Animated

How harmony, melody, and rhythm trigger the same reward systems that drive our desires for food and sex.

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Illustration (The Finest Occupation): An Animated Short Film
Illustration (The Finest Occupation): An Animated Short Film

A charming tongue-in-cheek testament to the art of taking joy in one’s work.

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The Family That Dwelt Apart: Lovely Vintage Animated Film Based on an E. B. White Short Story
The Family That Dwelt Apart: Lovely Vintage Animated Film Based on an E. B. White Short Story

Misadventures in happy isolation.

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Dan Ariely on the Truth About Dishonesty, Animated
Dan Ariely on the Truth About Dishonesty, Animated

“It’s all about rationalization.”

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Beautiful Stop-Motion Animated Film About the Progression of Alzheimer’s
Beautiful Stop-Motion Animated Film About the Progression of Alzheimer’s

A textured, tactile journey of abstraction.

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How Big Is Infinity? An Animated Explanation from TED
How Big Is Infinity? An Animated Explanation from TED

On the whimsy and limitations of mathematics.

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Bill Plympton’s Quirky Animated Guides to Kissing and Lovemaking
Bill Plympton’s Quirky Animated Guides to Kissing and Lovemaking

“Here’s to every him and miss who loves a pure and sunny kiss.”

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Against Positive Thinking: Uncertainty as the Secret of Happiness
Against Positive Thinking: Uncertainty as the Secret of Happiness

Exploring the “negative path” to well-being.

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