Huntington Fine Arts: December 2013

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Simple Ideas

Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries
that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed
1. Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC
2. Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849.

Mythbusters Website

Mythbusters IMDB

CGI-Brows

People's Choice Award Virgin Media Shorts 2009: "CGI-Brows"

Grand Prize Winner Virgin Media Shorts 2011: "2:20"

All Virgin Media Shorts: Youtube

Learning from Mistakes

QUOTES:
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something.
But I can't accept not trying."
―Michael Jordan

“If you're not failing every now and again,
it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”
―Woody Allen

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
― Albert Einstein

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
― George Bernard Shaw

VIDEO:
Diana Laufenberg shares 3 surprising things she has learned about teaching ―
including a key insight about learning from mistakes.

1. Experiential Learning
2. Student Voice
3. Embracing Failure

Wisdom

Famous people answering questions

"One of the reasons I haven't slipped into some sort of retirement, is I always feel like I'm learning something new all the time."
Clint Eastwood, 83

Original Source: http://www.wisdombook.org/

Andrew Zuckerman Bio

No Time for Nuts

Chris Renaud wrote and storyboarded the animated short No Time for Nuts (2006), which featured the popular Ice Age character Scrat. It wound up scoring an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film, Animated, and won Renaud a Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.

Chris Renaud IMDB profile

Chris Renaud wikipedia bio

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
-Albert Einstein

Video of Steve Gadd explaining his drumming structure in
Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" 1975

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

Albert Einstein