By: Stockholm
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Charlie Caper’s magic take on Stockholm.
On behalf of Stockholm – The Capital of Scandinavia
Produced by Step2 Communication
Written by Charlie Caper and Emelie Åkerman/copySTHLM
Directed and performed by Charlie Caper Film production by Image Research
By: minutephysics
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At this point it isn’t clear what any of us outside of Venezuela can do to help those inside the country – and this has been hard for me to stomach. Perhaps one of the best things I can do is to provide emotional support.
By: Circulus
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CIRCUS IN AN ABANDONED FACTORY // CIRCULUS
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Film directed, shot and produced by Remy Archer:
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Contact him at remy@thecirculus.com
‘Circulus’ is a Latin word defined in English as ‘a social gathering or circle company surrounding an area of interest’ We are Circulus and our interest is entertainment. We want to create and deliver a brand new take on circus arts; drawing on the cutting edge of modern technology, endeavouring to give our audience a unique, visceral, live performance experience.
We are interested in performing in found and forgotten spaces in London, where we are based and around the world. Transforming a space, leaving it exactly as we found it. Coming and going, a finite entity.Our interest does not lie in personal gain, we will always be socially beneficial. Providing the magic of the touring show to areas that have been neglected, areas that may be bereft of the arts.
Many of the artists featured in this film are students at or graduates from the National Centre for Circus Arts In London (http://ift.tt/1s05mcr) Go check out the website to find out more about amazing British circus talent.
Music: 4 Ton Mantis by Amon Tobin
In this video we bring together some of the UK’s very best acrobatic and circus performing talent for a fun and explosive shoot in an unused Victorian Sail factory in the heart of London’s east end. With tricking, hand-to-hand, free running, dancing, juggling, tumbling, aerial hoop, cyr wheel, banquine, breakdancing, hand balancing, trampoline and more we transformed this desolate yet decadent space into a thriving hub of movement and creativity.
We come from a mix of backgrounds including gymnastics, parkour and free running, break dancing, juggling and circus, this helps create a unique blend of traditional and modern, hand picking the most exciting parts of everything we like.
If you are interested in getting involved with our work or want to know anything more about the company and what we do, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on:
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Friends in this video include:
– Darren Tait a.k.a The Dandy Pike:
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– Edward Upcott
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– Jack Atherton:
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– BMT ( barely methodical troupe ) beren d’amico louis gift charlie wheeler: http://ift.tt/P7zFia
– Sam Sturt:
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– Mo’Steph:
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– Greg Townley (Damien Walters gymnast, stuntman):
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– Siobhan Johnston, aerialist: http://ift.tt/1rGGV3N
– Ooh La Lowri, contortionist: http://ift.tt/1rGGVk5
– Mike Corr, tricker, juggler:
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– Andy Durnford, Tricker:
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-Genetrics tricking team: http://ift.tt/P7zFOY
– Syndicate circus:
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and many more!
About the shoot:
We knew that we wanted to bring as many of our friends from the circus entertainment world together as possible, for a fun and ambitious shoot that would combine many of the different art forms that we enjoy. We knew of a space in east london that would be perfect so we started to plan who and what we would use. At the time of the films conception the company had not yet been entirely formed and it was a great test of our ability to make things happen without funding, through the hard work and determination of ourselves and some great friends. We had an incredible amount of help from Steve Hough from http://ift.tt/P7zFP2 and we can’t thank him enough! He provided us with 2 tons of staging, 2 of the 3 vans, electrical equipment and more. The 15 meter air track that can be seen being put to full use was lent to us by Peter Trankle of Bracknell gymnastics club, many thanks to him for his support. The amount of interest and enthusiasm the project was met with from the circus artists that we collaborated with has been humbling. Having a group of nearly 50 of the worlds finest performers in a cold factory in February and having so much fun made it one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. Even if it did involve shovelling pigeon shit and bailing out ditchwater from a victorian drainage system – Remy
By: Omar von Muller
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Can Jumpy do Skidboot’s routine ?
When the time comes for Jumpy to go, he will meet in doggie heaven with another great cattle dog!!
R.I.P. Skidboot we miss you.
By: Lauris Beinerts
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Subtitles available in 23 (and counting) languages. A bit thank-you to everyone who translated!
Funny business meeting illustrating how hard it is for an engineer to fit into the corporate world! Starring: Orion Lee, James Marlowe, Abdiel LeRoy, Ewa Wojcik, Tatjana Sendzimir
Written & Directed by Lauris Beinerts
Based on a short story “The Meeting” by Alexey Berezin
Produced by Connor Snedecor & Lauris Beinerts
Director of Photography: Matthew Riley
Sound Recordist: Simon Oldham
Production Designer: Karina Beinerte
1st Assistant Director: James Hanline
Make-up Artist: Emily Russell
Editor: Connor Snedecor
Sound Designer: James Bryant
Colourist: Janis Stals
Animator: Benjamin Charles
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Dr. Michio Kaku returns to Big Think studios to discuss his latest book, The Future of the Mind (http://goo.gl/1mcGeb). Here he discusses the minds of aliens and animals.
Transcript — I love to watch science fiction movies but I cringe — I cringe whenever I see a depiction of the aliens. First of all the aliens speak perfect English. Not just British English. They speak perfect American English. And obviously they’re a human inside some kind of monkey suit. I mean we have Hollywood special effects, right. So why can’t we get better aliens. And then the aliens think just like us. They’re territorial. They want to conquer. They want resources. They want — they see humans as inferior. But you see, that’s only a byproduct of our evolution. Look at other animals in the animal kingdom. Some animals are not territorial, okay. They don’t have to conquer. We have other paradigms in the animal kingdom which are totally different form the way our brain is constructed. But when we look at aliens in the movies we’re basically projecting our own consciousness in aliens. Our fears, our desires are projected and they are a mirror of who we are, not a mirror of who they really are.
For example, if we take a look at a bat or a dog, the dog’s brain is mainly interested in smells. It’s swirling in a universe of smells while a bat’s brain mainly is concentrated on sonar, on detecting clicks and echoes. Same thing with the dolphin brain. Their consciousness is totally different from our consciousness because they see things differently than us because of their evolutionary history. For example when we see a cat and the cat comes up to us and tries to purr next to us, we say to ourselves, “Oh, nice cat. The cat is being affectionate.” No. The cat is not being affectionate. It’s simply rubbing his hormones on you and saying, “I own this human. This human is mine. I’m marking my territory. This human feeds me twice a day. I’ve trained him.”
So a cat sees the universe totally different than we do and yet we impose our thinking on an alien. Now on the question of intelligence. If these aliens are more intelligent than us, how would they be more intelligent? In the book I say that one of the main ingredients of intelligence is to predict the future. The ability to simulate today so we see tomorrow. And that requires a high level of intelligence to be able to understand the laws of nature, the laws of people. What is the most likely outcome of a future event. That requires intelligence. If they are more intelligent than us they will see the future much better than us. They will see outcomes that we cannot foresee. They will simulate scenarios that we cannot even dream of. They can outwit us every time.
Think of a safecracker. A safecracker may have a low IQ, may have dropped out of elementary school. But the safecracker can simulate the future much better than a cop can and that’s why he can rob banks and get away with it. And so in other words, the criminal mind is not necessarily stupid because it has low IQ. It’s quite well adapted for what it does. And what it does is to simulate the future of a crime. Now think about when we encounter intelligent life that is more intelligent than us. They may see the world totally differently. Their world may be a world of smells, a world of sounds rather than a world of eyesight like our brain is constructed. And most important, they may be able to see the outcome of future events much better than us. They’ll be able to actually run circles around us because they see the future.
Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler and Dillon Fitton
By: Veritasium
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Explanation of gyro precession: http://bit.ly/U4e8HQ
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Less Than: http://bit.ly/GyroLESS
Equal To: http://bit.ly/GyroEQUAL
Huge thanks to A/Prof Emeritus Rod Cross, Helen Georgiou for filming, Alex Yeung, and Chris Stewart, the University of Sydney Mechanical Engineering shop, Duncan and co. Ralph and the School of Physics.
In this video I attempt to lift a 19kg (42 lbs) wheel over my head one-handed while it’s spinning at a few thousand RPM. This replicates an earlier experiment by Professor Eric Laithwaite. He claimed the wheel was ‘light as a feather’ and could not be explained by Newton’s Laws. I wanted to find out for myself what I really felt like.
By: SmarterEveryDay
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Point Mallard Ice complex let me run my curling stone on the ice between free skate and hockey practice. Thanks!
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