60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPad/Mac/PC: Recent Episodes
The Open University
Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einstein, that have changed the way we see the world. Subjects as vast as time travel, infinity, quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence, are squeezed into 60-second clips that will tickle your funny bone and blow your mind.
Transcript -- Ancient mathematical trickery proves that a mighty hero cannot overtake a tortoise.
Transcript -- A never-ending hotel, always full of guests, helps to explain the nature of infinity.
Transcript -- An identical twin in space illustrates Einstein's special theory of relativity.
This famous experiment tackling quantum theory involves a cat in a potentially lethal box.
Transcript -- This famous experiment tackling quantum theory involves a cat in a potentially lethal box.