Amazing Checker Shadow Optical Illusion
This checker shadow illusion was developed in 1995 by Edward Adelson, a professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. It demonstrates that ouRead More
Science
Do Spoilers Spoil Anything?
Are you one of those people that search the interwebs looking news, photos or video of an anticipated upcoming release or do you avoid spoilers so you can see it “fresh.” If you’re the latter, new research suggests that the tension of not knowing what comes next actually detracts from our enjoyment.Read More
Quieting the Lizard Brain
“What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do is ship,” says bestselling author Seth Godin, arguing that we must quiet our fearful “lizard brains” to avoid sabotaging projects just before we finally finish them. Read More
How Algorithms Shape Movie Scripts & Everything Else
Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for and increasingly controlled by algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t control.Read More
What you Brain looks like in the Uncanny Valley
The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of robotics and 3D computer animation, which holds that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, like actual human beings, it causes them to appear creepy. Researchers at University of California, San Diego have scanned the brains of individuals visiting the “valley” to try to understand why they freak us out. Read More
Understanding DSLR Crop Factors, Lens Types and Depth of Field
Vimeo user Darren Levine explains the relationship between sensor size, lens types and depth of field.Read More
Cassini Mission: an experimental film shot near Saturn
Vimeo user Chris Abbas assembles a beautiful and striking experimental film from the images captured from the Cassini Solstice Mission which entered Saturn’s orbit on June 30th, 2004.Read More
DIY Magnetic Silly Putty
We have done lots of DIY posts here on IQ, but this one is a little off topic (maybe more than a little). Although, we really hope someone can find a way to use this cool effect in their film.Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Fiction Movies
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Fiction Movies, scientific inaccuracies, and his years-long battle with James Cameron.Read More
Physicist Richard Feynman talks about Light
Richard Feynman was a physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world.Read More
Phil Plait – Don’t Be A Dick
Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer) gave a talk at The Amaz!ng Meeting 8 that stirred quite a reaction among some folks in the skeptical movement, both positive and negative.Read More
Scientists Hard at Work on Princess Leia Hologram
Forget about curing cancer or finding new energy sources the scientists at the MIT Media Lab are working on the truly important stuff. That’s right, the Princess Leia hologram from Star Wars. “Help them, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re our scientists only hope.”Read More