explainer

ANIMATION : The Surprising Reason You Feel Awful When You’re Sick (ed.ted.com)

Educational animation commissioned by ED.TED.COM, explains what’s actually making you feel sick. Designed, animated and directed by Henrik Malmgren. Made in co-operation with educator Marco A. Sotomayor. Thanks to The Animation Workshop.

“It starts with a tickle in your throat that becomes a cough. Your muscles begin to ache, you grow irritable, and you lose your appetite. It’s official: you’ve got the flu. It’s logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body — but is that really the case? Marco A. Sotomayor explains what’s actually making you feel sick. ”

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ANIMATION : Pascal’s Triangle (ed.ted.com)

Educational animation commissioned by ED.TED.COM, explaining Pascal’s Triangle. Designed, animated and directed by Henrik Malmgren. Made in co-operation with educator Wajdi Mohamed Ratemi. Thanks to The Animation Workshop.

“Pascal’s triangle, which at first may just look like a neatly arranged stack of numbers, is actually a mathematical treasure trove. But what about it has so intrigued mathematicians the world over? Wajdi Mohamed Ratemi shows how Pascal’s triangle is full of patterns and secrets.”

Screenshots from the film.

ANIMATION : Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (ed.ted.com)

Educational animation commissioned by ED.TED.COM, explaining a concept within quantum physics, designed, animated and directed by Henrik Malmgren. Made in co-operation with educator Chad Orzel. Thanks to The Animation Workshop.

“The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states that you can never simultaneously know the exact position and the exact speed of an object. Why not? Because everything in the universe behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time.”