Music can take many places in our lives. It can recreate a heartbreak, inspire us to joy or to glory, or it can memorialize a loving relationship that is now complete. Joe DeRose can often be seen playing in Silicon Valley and the surrounding areas. Keep an eye out for your next chance to see […]
Tag Archives: video
Marble Racing – How Did We Miss This?
For a long time, we were a fan of college basketball, but we found that most fans were just hoping for their bets to pan out. Then we followed celebrity poker for a bit, and that offered some entertainment, but really lacked the drama we craved. Professional wrestling held an allure, but we soon realized […]
Break Three Records At Once
Readers of this blog will already know that we cannot resist a good fractal animation or autonomous musical device. Another thing we can’t resist is a great chain reaction. This video has the biggest one ever, and more! It shows the world record for the most number of disc cases toppled in domino fashion, the […]
Deux ex Musica
We’ve long been delighted and intrigued by the fanciful music machines contrived for the Animusic series. Even decades after the premiere of that video series, the virtual devices that appeared to make music with their gears and pulleys continues to entertain us. Now there’s a “living breathing” example of such a machine. Take a look! […]
Maps and History
You may have quibbles with the underlying dataset, or with the style of this depiction, but you can’t deny that this way of viewing the events of history opens up new ideas and questions for discussion. We found a treasure trove of similar video that addresses both historical and contemporary events in this same visual […]
Oh Inconstant Moons
Our friends at Schoolhouse Earth asked us to make it a practice to continue presenting interesting learning videos. The folks at “In a Nutshell – Kurzgesagt” have created a steady stream of good candidates, so it’s an easy request to accommodate. Here’s a very charming look at two of our favorite tiny moons. Deimos and […]
Travel in Time
In the 1970s, no one really knew what would happen to Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith. They were just hard working and talented musicians in a time and place that was amenable to their dreams. This rare video contains a performance that looks like just about any other ordinary backyard barbeque somewhere in Texas. For […]
Can a Black Hole Fit in a Nutshell?
We always wondered about that. Because if a black hole could fit in a nutshell, would you want to keep it in your pocket? Could be handy we think. Good learning videos from a good source. This is the sort of thing that Patreon was designed to support. Give their campaign a look. You might find […]
Learning Enters a New Realm
We’ve seen a lot of talk about where video belongs in modern learning. The #edchat and #edtech communities argue endlessly about how to use the tool effectively. Leave it to Lewis Haast to show us just what to do! It may not be a #modernlearning approach for all uses, but we can see how this […]
What Breaks First
This ad from the geniuses at John Lewis asks us to consider some important questions. Such as “how much value do we associate with the experience of unrestrained joy?” Or, “how far do we have to go to creep out a dim-witted brother?” Perhaps the most important of all, “is there actually a glass?” You decide! […]