I know one thing about love…I love brains. And videos about what happens to brains when people think about love are pretty cool. Especially when they’re put together so well. Video by Brett Hoff.
Tag Archive: science
May 12
Animation Video
Check out my Vimeo Page for a new video Bacteria World. This animation starts with ciliated bacteria swimming around in what looks like an underwater world. Then it shows spherical bacteria replicating by mitosis before zooming into the cell wall and showing the lipid bilayer with penicillin binding to transpeptidase. This is part of what …
Feb 23
3D Printed Brain
….er, endocast. An endocast is the cast of the neurocranium of the skull. There are three layers of meninges surrounding the brain: pia, arachnoid, and dura mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is between the pia mater and the brain. Taking a cast of the neurocranium gives us the best indication we can get of what a fossilized …
Apr 10
Paleontology, Art, and Paul Sereno
Earlier this week I had the amazing experience of going to the University of Chicago and visiting paleontologist Paul Sereno‘s lab. Pictured above is the “Stone Age Embrace.” [ted id=428] It is wonderful to see someone so dedicated to getting young people excited about science. Check out the Project Exploration blog for information about Project …
Feb 15
I want to theorize your brains!
Actually, Jeff Hawkins wants to theorize your brains: [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.922305&w=425&h=350&fv=vu%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fdynamic%2FJeffHawkins_2003-medium.flv%26su%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimages.ted.com%2Fimages%2Fted%2Ftedindex%2Fembed-posters%2FJeffHawkins-2003.embed_thumbnail.jpg%26vw%3D432%26vh%3D240%26ap%3D0%26ti%3D125%26introDuration%3D16500%26adDuration%3D4000%26postAdDuration%3D2000%26adKeys%3Dtalk%3Djeff_hawkins_on_how_brain_science_will_change_computing%3Byear%3D2003%3Btheme%3Dtechnology_history_and_destiny%3Btheme%3Dtales_of_invention%3Btheme%3Dwhat_s_next_in_tech%3Btheme%3Dhow_the_mind_works%3Btheme%3Dinspired_by_nature%3Bevent%3DTED2003%3B] I love when someone cheers when he says brains. Good, we have a brain fan here!