Biology

TED-ed, When Plants Talk.

I’ll be the first to admit that I have a problem with addiction. I am addicted to TED Talks and TED-ed. Seriously, I can sit down on the couch, fire up the Apple TV and watch this stuff for hours. The content is always relevant, I always learn something, and in the case of the video below, I get to watch an animation that looks so wonderful, and lush.

Craeted by London animator/illustrator Yukai Du‘s and Jiaqi Wang, this This four and half-minute TED-ed lesson explains how plants can communicate with each other.

Why You Are Still Alive.

In a clean, simple and concise way, the video below explains why you are still alive and able to read this. I haven’t really thought about how my immune system works since college biology, and I’m glad someone took the time to create this animated infographic to explain it. I relearned something, and got a nice visual treat as well. Really nice design and animation work here. Oh and the 8 bit game audio track is a definite plus.

Friday Inspiration. “Life Forms” A tribute to the scientist and artist Ernst Haeckel.

This animated short film was created by animating light, plastic, and oil, with final compositing in After Effects. No CGI, just crazy hand techniques and some insane electronic music. Enjoy.