This is an interesting and (mostly) easy-to-understand explanation of the technical history of filmmaking through frame rate. Why is this important? Other than being interesting, there is a new unit if time launched by Facebook, called the “‘Flick” which will make it easier to align and standardize video and sound for smoother effect. Interesting how many different frame rates evolved along with the evolution of video.
This gets a little hairy (it is a technical narration, after all) and runs about 15 minutes, but it is worth the watch:
Very cool. ICYMI this latest bit of space technology news, NASA reported the discovery of 7 planets that have the potential to support life around a dwarf star 40 light years away. Stellar news.
Disney and Intel team up for a terrific 300-drone light show for the holidays. It takes special permission from FAA to deploy a drone swarm (technically, ‘drone fleet’).
Another drone light show from Intel – provides a behind the scenes look at the technology:
Virgil Griffith at CalTech conducted an experiment to correlate SAT scores with music. The results are somewhat predictable.
(Note – this is purely for fun, and the author admits that there is not a lot of real science involved – just an interesting correlation of statistical information).
