The last episode in particular is a masterpiece. It’s not for everyone, but if you like to think about the nature of reality and the meaning of life, you will have an amazing time.
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A series of podcasts episodes voiced over unique animations that make for a trippy, thought-provoking experience. My favourite was Beyond the Aquila Rift (number 7). The 18 episodes are pretty short and most are excellent, with many based on classic novels. The tales span genres such as science fiction and fantasy. A collection of animated short stories by world-class creators, which features… Well, love, death, and robots. My favourite episode was the one about poop. A fun investigation of “the surprising and intricate ways in which we are connected to each other, the world and the universe.” Great to watch with kids who are into science.
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This movie left me in awe of humanity’s endless curiosity.Ĭonnected. Scientists exploring big questions such as dark matter, space-time, and consciousness take each other through their latest research. They’re very high level, but it’s a great introduction to neuroscience. I wrote about my (spoiler free) impressions, and encourage anyone interested in better understanding their own mind to watch these. A mini-series of short documentaries about the weird ways our brain works, narrated by the wonderful Emma Stone. It’s a lesson that sticks with us afterward, out of the theatre and into the world.The Mind, Explained. “Humans get smarter the more things they experience,” Macalady says. We do, too, and might quietly rage to ourselves if we happen to remember that science has become politically controversial. At two different points, scientists giddily say that they feel like a kid on Christmas morning. Cheney’s goal isn’t so much to inform as to inspire, and it’s vicariously exciting to watch his subjects step out of their own research and into that of their peers. We continue on-to microbe-rich hot springs in the American West mountaintop telescopes at Keck Observatory, in Hawaii deep-sea methane vents in the Pacific a monkey island-observing some of the people seeking to understand the mysteries of the universe. D’Angelo heads to Brussels, to the lab of the cognitive scientist Axel Cleeremans, who has him strap on an EEG cap and make a robotic hand move with his thoughts. Having two scientists discuss the Rumsfeldian realm of known and unknown unknowns makes for a far-out beginning, but as the journey continues the film becomes more grounded in wonders that we can comprehend. We begin in central Italy, on a deep-cave spelunk with the geomicrobiologist Jennifer Macalady-“This is probably the most beautiful slime I’ve ever seen,” she says-who then travels to Milan to talk to the particle physicist Davide D’Angelo about dark matter.
The film, which is in theatres and heads to Netflix in August, follows nine scientists, working in realms from physics to neuroscience, who visit one another blind-date style. If Richard Linklater’s “Slacker” followed scientists across the planet, instead of weirdos across Austin, it might feel a bit like “ The Most Unknown,” a gorgeous, amiable documentary directed by Ian Cheney (“King Corn,” “The Search for General Tso”).
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