How Do We Study Living Brains? (TED-Ed Cut Joash Berkeley explainer | STASH MAGAZINE

TED-Ed: “How Do We Study Living Brains?”

Let’s say you woke up this morning with a burning desire to learn all about modern neuroimaging techniques but didn’t know where you’d find the time. Lucky for you, this TED-Ed explainer, directed by LA motion designer Joash Berkeley, has you covered. [Watch]

“How to Soothe Ourselves and Others” by Caitlin McCarthy

Animator and illustrator Caitlin McCarthy in London: “A short film on the topic of soothing, commissioned by The School of Life.” [Watch]

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“Tend” Short Film by Animade for WeTransfer

Animade directors Tom Judd and Ed Barrett craft a gentle animated tale of family and fixation in “Tend,” an eight-minute slice of branded content created for WeTransfer. [Watch]

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Meet Nervous Jeffrey, Calm Jeffrey and Freaking-out Jeffrey

Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright transforms into three airline passengers with drastically different views of the world in this brilliant branded film for The Atlantic by O Positive director David Shane with seamless 2D VFX work by The Mill. [Watch]

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The Atlantic “The New American Aristocracy”

In the latest of The Atlantic’s series of visual essays, writer Matthew Stewart argues, 9.9% of the population comprises America’s new aristocracy, which often “takes wealth out of productive activities and invests it in walls.” [Watch]

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Behind the Scenes on Overwatch “Trace & Bake” Stop Motion

In May 2016 Blizzard launched a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter called Overwatch with a series of groundbreaking CG trailers. Now, on the game’s second anniversary, Tracer and Reaper get the stop motion treatment. [Watch]