If you are given a choice, you believe you have acted freely. This is one of the darkest of all psychological secrets.
Teller, “Teller Reveals His Secrets,” Smithsonian magazine, March 2012
NASA Mars Curiosity Rover – LEGO MINDSTORMS Edition
We were so smitten by the LEGO Curiosity Rover we previously wrote about that we made a tribute video.
Christopher Nichols Showcases His Work on a 2013 Visual Effects (VFX) Reel
I was recently watching the movie Oblivion and wondering what scenes in the movie might be entirely 3D-based. Fortunately, UPT friend and short-film director Daniel Thron shared Christopher Nichols‘ 2013 VFX demo reel.
Richard Feynman – Ode To A Flower
From the BBC Interview for Horizon ‘The Pleasure of Finding Things Out‘. Animated by Fraser Davidson.
Dreams do come true – Caine’s Arcade
Story of a young boy who over the summer built his own arcade in his dad’s used car parts store. He diligently manned this arcade every weekend hoping and waiting…
Diary of a Space Zucchini
‘I sprouted, thrust into this world without anyone consulting me. I am not one of the beautiful; I am not one that by any other name instills flutters in the human heart. I am the kind that makes little boys gag at the dinner table thus being sent to bed without their dessert. I am utilitarian, hearty vegetative matter that can thrive under harsh conditions. I am zucchini – and I am in space.”
Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
That is the tagline for Christopher Nolan’s new film Interstellar. Here is the amazing new trailer.