Swiss Tourism: It’s not All Mountains and Cows
April 26, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
A flashier experience in the land of chocolate and cheese.
Sapolsky on the Science of Pleasure
March 21, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, compares dopamine levels in monkeys and humans.
Sapolsky argues that in both, “Dopamine is not about pleasure, it’s about the anticipation of pleasure.” The difference from monkeys is that humans “keep dopamine levels up for decades waiting for the reward.”
Portlandia – Hipster Cyclist – OVER
March 17, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Clip from Portlandia. Hipster slippery slope : )
TMB Panyee Football Club, We Can Make a Difference
March 17, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Great creative production.
“TMB (Thai Military Bank) have launched a new brand vision “Make THE Difference” by making a film to inspire people to start thinking differently.
1986 a football team that lived on a little island in the south of Thailand called “Koh Panyee”. It’s a floating village in the middle of the sea that has not an inch of soil. The kids here loved to watch football but had nowhere to play or practice. But they didn’t let that stop them. They challenged the norm and have become a great inspiration for new generations on the island.”
Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett & Arc Worldwide
Maniman, A Hand-Drawn Short Film
March 12, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Transcendental hand-drawn animation.
“Two brothers know an old man since ever. He, of course, has a man inside him and in this man another man. They live in friendly symbiosis. Then they die one after another. The kids are the first to notice.”
“This short film explores the theme of aging and death from a child-like point of view, giving it the most distant and natural touch possible.”
Story & voice: Roland Brückner. Animation: Alexander Gellner.
Erica Goldson Valedictorian Speech on Real Learning
March 6, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Erica Goldson speaking out as Valedictorian, challenging obsolete educational methods and useless “University Institutions” operating in the dark ages of intellectual development.
“Zero” Wristwatch
February 23, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
ZERO wrist watch from Robert Dabi on Vimeo.
Wristwatch concept with no movable parts and implied animated analog information.
What Children Really Get Out of a Montessori Education
February 22, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
This is a talk by Montessori Foundation President, Tim Seldin, to Montessori educators on the outcomes of a Montessori education that we typically see in children by age twelve.
A system of true values with long term benefits.
“Montessori schools are independent and nonsectarian. The spirituality that I mention has to do with one’s sense that we are part of the web of life, that the Earth is part the cosmos, and that we are all part of the human family. We seek to inspire a sense of wonder, global understanding, a tradition of giving back to our communities through service, and a sense of personal integrity and peace.” Tim Seldin
Tracking 18th-century “Social Network” Through Letters
February 21, 2011 by George Canciani · Leave a Comment
Visual mapping of thousands of letters exchanged in the 18th century’s “Republic of Letters”, during the French Enlightenment. This network of intellectuals, linked innovative ideas of the Enlightenment across national borders and language barriers. Cultural thinkers like Voltaire, Leibniz, Rousseau, Linnaeus, Newton, Diderot.