The Global Syndicator - animation

Human Evolution Animation

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:13:22 +0000

Carl Sagan brings us the Cosmos, everything that ever was and ever will be, in an approach that is easily accessible even for those who are not science wizards.

"Hazy Day," Subatomic Nixons: animated Barminski music video

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:48:19 +0000

Butterflies, wah-wah pedals, and one-eyed yeti, ahoy! The Boing Boing tv crew is proud to return to the work of one of our favorite multi-media savants, Bill Barminski of Walter Robot Studios. The filmmaker, composer, illustrator and animator shares this new video work, a hypnotic flight of fancy for his music project, the Subatomic Nixons. Enjoy the "Hazy Day," and happy weekend, everyone. Special thanks to Barminski and Christopher Louie, and all of the Walter Robot team. Here are previous BBtv episodes featuring their work. Link to Boing Boing tv blog post with instructions on how to subscribe to the BBtv daily video podcast. Direct MP4 Link....

3D Animation explaining basics of the human genome

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:21:25 +0000

A dynamic 3D computer animated video takes you “inside” for a close-up look at how we’re made. 3D modeling and animation created by Bill Baker, Bakedmedia, Inc. and Mike Fisher for the Nationa

Best of BBtv - Bill Barminski (animation and short films)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:21:28 +0000

The Boing Boing tv crew continues their hard-earned snooze in the sands of a swingers' resort on the south shore of Mars today, but we're revisiting the best of the show while we slack off in outer space. (Robot! Bring me another red Rover martini.) Today, we feature the work of animator, filmmaker, and music video director Bill Barminski, a longtime Boing Boing fave. Above, "Drive in," a soothing ambient work I like to watch before bedtime.Another beloved Barminksi joint is below, S.E.X.Y. R.O.B.O.T.: Pinker Tones music video by Walter Robot. Here's a link to all of the BBtv episodes which have featured Barminski's work. My favorite appears in the second half of this BBtv episode: the "Fuji Apple" animated short from Barminski's production team Walter Robot, with music by Boards of Canada (song: Roygbiv, from "Music has the Right to Children.") I could just watch that over and over again, and I often do....

Excellent animation explaining the mechanism of RNAi technology

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:40:09 +0000

This superb animation from Youtube explains the RNA interference mechanism that recently won the Nobel prize for its discovery. The original video is from the journal Nature.

BBtv: Aquabats! Supershow! sneak preview (animation, music)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:17:07 +0000

Today on Boing Boing tv, we are proud to share the sneak-preview of a television pilot, the AQUABATS! SUPERSHOW!, a live-action and animation program featuring the popular superhero ska band, The Aquabats (MySpace). Jon Berrett of Yo Gabba Gabba explains: This spring the Aquabats completed a pilot for a new television show based on the misadventures of rock and roll's greatest super dude men. The Aquabats have been a band for over a decade, have toured the world, and put out 5 full length studio albums. The AQUABATS! SUPERSHOW! TELEVISION PILOT will have a special screening at the San Diego House of Blues show on July 25th, 2008 [during Comic-Con]. If you already have tickets, you are STOKED! The excerpt we are world-premiering on BBtv today is an animated portion of the show's first episode, and includes angry mushrooms, vengeful unicorn princesses, and a subterranean paradise with lakes of hot pink lava. The AQUABATS! SUPERSHOW! also includes live performance and real-world hijinks. We think it's pretty awesome. Link to Boing Boing tv post with discussion, downloadable video, and how to subscribe to the BBtv video podcast. (Huge thanks from all of us at Boing Boing to Jon Berrett and the crew at Yo Gabba Gabba, and to The Aquabats for allowing Boing Boing to share this first with the non-subterranean world!)...

Amazing Video of Bombardier Beetle

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:42 +0000

This remarkable video shows how the defense mechanism of the amazing bombardier beetle work. Very elaborate biological function.

Craig Venter: On the verge of creating synthetic life

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:30:08 +0000

Can we create new life out of our digital universe?” asks Craig Venter. And his answer is, yes, and pretty soon. He walks the TED2008 audience through his latest research into “fourth-generation fuels” — biologically created fuels with CO2 as their feedstock.

Molecular Biology Visualization of DNA (Animation)

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:44:25 +0000

This is a very informative animation of how DNA is packaged and replicated within the cell nucleus.

Beautiful story inside the body

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:00:25 +0000

Commissioned by Wall to Wall Television for Channel 4, the Discovery Channel and ITEL, Body Story is a series of programmes that takes the audience on six thrilling journeys inside the human body.

Amazing 3D simulations of science in silico

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:52:21 +0000

Computer simulations and visualizations are performing the thought experiments of the 21st century and pushing the limits of human vision and imagination. In silico simulations are probably future of many complex biological experiments.

Wonderful Medical Animation Reel

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:35:14 +0000

This 3D animation shows various surgical (mostly orthopedic) medical procedures performed to fix the problems in our bodies. Very nice done.

3D Animation of the Human Body

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:52:10 +0000

This is a fascinating and very cool 3D animation of various biological processes within our bodies.

Super 3D animation that shows the mode of action of an HIV drug

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:01:43 +0000

In this cool animation the mode of action of a novel HIV drug, a protease inhibitor, is explained. Protease inhibitors revolutionized treatment of HIV infection by enabling drug combinations with inhibitors of another HIV enzyme the reverse transcription.

Wonderful animation that explains how neurons work

Mon, 07 May 2007 05:08:57 +0000

This powerful animation clip shows how neurons work. The more we visualize these biological reactions the more we begin to understand the complexity of biological systems. Hopefully there will be more