Category Archives: Video

A short by Emily Downe based on an interview with a professor in artificial intelligence that explores the notion that the human brain tends to anthropomorphise even the most rudimentary forms, and how – in the modern age – we might end up doing exactly the same thing to machines. To wit:

What does it mean to be conscious in a world that is becoming increasingly artificially intelligent? Can machines really see?

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Another fascinating animation from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. In this instalment, the Complement System. To wit:

An army of millions and trillions of tiny bombs, which work together in a complex and elegant dance to stop intruders in your body.

Previously: Electromagnetic Pollution

A completely hand-made stop-motion short by Ri Crawford (narrated by Tom Waits) about a time when the moon was close enough to reach by ladder.

As that great era draws to a close, Captain Millipede and his crew set off to gather sweet, sweet moon milk from the craters one last time.

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An impressive and twisted Royal College Of Art graduation short by Laura Jayne, apparently based on her own experience, but not literally. You’ll see.

To wit: two drunk friends accidentally stumble upon a crime scene.

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