Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Not likely. The geologist turned South American explorer was a bit of an 18th century super scientist, traveling over 24,000 miles to understand the relationship between nature and habitat. George Mehler details Humboldt’s major accomplishments and why we should care about them today. H/T TEDEducation
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Eran Hilleli’s short animation can be interpreted a few different ways, but certainly serves as a haunting study of nature adrift in modern times. The piece is not only highly original, but also visually captivating, its moody edginess enhanced by the original score composed specifically for the film by Ori Avni, and performed by Avi along with Daniela Spector. This work seems to embody the wisdom of the ages, making it all the more remarkable as it’s Hilleli’s graduation thesis from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. H/T Kuriositas
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The James Bond of the animal kingdom, the chameleon boasts Nature’s coolest spy toys, chief among them its rotating eyes and its sticky, darting tongue.
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