Based on a true story, Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel star in this inspirational film about an obscure Indian mathematician whose groundbreaking theories changed mathematics forever.
Month: May 2024
Geoffrey Hinton at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital
https://youtu.be/sitHS6UDMJc?si=R4pm__RIaih93PVa One of the most incredible talks I have seen in a long time. Geoffrey Hinton essentially tells the audience that the end of humanity is close. AI has become that significant. This is the godfather of AI stating this and sounding an alarm. His conclusion: “Humanity is just a passing phase for evolutionary intelligence.”…… Continue reading Geoffrey Hinton at MIT Technology Review’s EmTech Digital
Not the Nine O’Clock News
https://youtu.be/Wt5DNnwD9Wc?si=L3caBCGhyrF4tleu Not the Nine O’Clock News is a British television comedy sketch show which was broadcast on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O’Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos,…… Continue reading Not the Nine O’Clock News
Ardmanimation!
https://youtu.be/PCOWE0EiCyo Creature Comforts… Roughly the same subject matter (+/-). https://youtu.be/DcMexOinKhQ?si=ZURTxELPbgjLEjYi Narrated by Julie Walters, the programme looks at Aardman’s multi award winning work across film, TV and advertising including all the much loved characters from Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph, Chicken Run and Creature Comforts. https://youtu.be/AutqxgMbygA?si=WNRYTo_T-2s2crCV The People Behind the Puppets – Behind…… Continue reading Ardmanimation!
The Dark Cristal
A thousand years ago on the planet Thra, two new races appeared when a Shard was shattered from the Crystal of Truth: the cruel Skeksis, who use continued corruption of the Crystal to extend their lives, and the gentle urRu, more commonly known as Mystics, who make their home in the Valley of Stones to…… Continue reading The Dark Cristal