Spotlight

Singularity

Rocketboom Tech’s correspondent, Ellie Rountree, talks about the concept of Singularity and how it could potentially change the world. Story links: Moore’s Law, The Coming Superbrain, By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain…, Darwin’s Robots, Games Design Themselves, LIBBY - Vocal Artificial Intelligence ‘Search’ Example., Singularity University Assets: Moore’s Law and AI, Matrix Trailer, The Terminator Movie Trailer, The Restaurant Game, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis Adapted

A Rocketboom Encore presentation. adam quirk and wreck & salvage adapt franz kafka’s metamorphosis

Molly and Tangible Digital Art

Molly talks about turning digital things into tangible art.

Miniature City

A Rocketboom Encore Presentation. Miniature City. Inspired by Little People. Music by Drew.

New York Airplane Flight

Rocketboom Spotlight: New York Airplane Flight by Sam Fuller.

Molly: Update

Molly

Spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers

Fantasmagorie

Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made.

Rocketboom International Talent Search

Sorry I’m Late

New York City 1911-Present

New York City 1911-Present, by Adam Quirk of Wreck and Salvage, NYPL Digital Gallery, video of the Empire State Building, music by Dosh

Magibon Bombay

Story Links: Save the world from Magibon, Rocketboom, Felicia Day, Ze Frank, Revision3, Podshow, Bombay.tv

Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny

The President’s Message to the Iranian People

Rocketboom Spotlight:Obama’s Message to Iran.

a micrometer from here

Spotlight: Tomt and I

Rocketboom Spotlight: Tomt and I by Daz Spencer Lovesey and Joe Barcham. Produced by: Go Forward Films and Dave Lankester.

Spotlight: Nilo’s Story

Rocketboom Spotlight on Nilo’s Story by Omar Khalifa. Nilofar Habibi, a presenter with Herat TV in Afghanistan, became a symbol of resistance for women journalists in the summer of 2008. In the face of death threats for working as a journalist, Habibi decided to keep working. This is her story. Created by Omar Khalifa assisted by Matthew Egan and Sara Kianpour (translation) with thanks to the Doha Centre for Media Freedom, Qatar. Music: ‘Twice’ by Little Dragon.

The Internet Inauguration

Images, tweets, and posts from the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Iran: A nation of bloggers

Macy’s Thanksgiving Imperial Death March

The Annual Rocketboom Thanksgiving Day Parade Special. See also, The Bluies vs. The Peachies, The Imperial March

The Instant Art Grant Program

Story of a City: New York

Spotlight: Giant Mechanical Spider Attacks City

Rocketboom Spotlight: La Princesse, a giant mechanical spider documented by Tim Brunsden of Liverpool Stories.

Spotlight: The World’s Largest Record Collection

Rocketboom Spotlight on The Archive, a film by Sean Dunne. Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world’s largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection. This is the story of a man and his records. View the documentary in its entirety at http://www.vimeo.com/1546186