Category: storytelling in science
“Plastic Bag”; a short film by Ramin Bahrani
“They told me it’s out there: The Pacific Vortex. Paradise”; The “Plastic bag” anticipates his destiny through Werner Herzog’s voice. “No one needs me here anymore, Not even my Maker”; the “Plastic bag” laments while observing the sunset on the beach. “He” is about to dive into the deep ocean…
The Story of Frank
Frank is not a person; it was a coral. Dr. Tollio Rossi, an Australian marine biologist, characterizes this coral as Frank. He presents his science project as a brief animation video to raise awareness about the impact of mass bleaching on this world heritage coral. Find out how he attracts…
One death is a tragedy; a million a statistic!
Image by skeeze from Pixabay Updated July 25, 2021 I wrote the original post under the above title in February 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic sets in. It referred to millions of deaths of animals due to massive wildfires in Australia. Then, I added an update in June 2020;…
ATP molecule as a coin in a slot machine
“Adenosine Tri Phosphate (ATP) works like a coin in a slot machine. It powers on to turn as a machine that promptly shuts down again afterward. In the case of ATP, the machine is typically a protein. ATP powers a change from one stable state to another, like flipping a…