Why do things exist? Setting the stage for evolution.

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Published 2018-05-19
This video kicks off the evolution series by going broad and thinking about why things - including non-living things - exist at all. The first in a series on evolution.

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Speaking of attribution:

The 3D bunny model comes from the Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory: graphics.stanford.edu/data/3Dscanrep/

The music is "A remedy for melancholy" by Kai Engel, distributed under a CC-BY license via the Free Music Archive. freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Enge…

Several other inputs into the graphics are from public domain contributions to www.blendswap.com/

All Comments (21)
  • Sometimes the Youtube-algorithm is your friend. This is one of those days. Instant-sub.
  • @PolyMatter
    Excellent first video, relaxing without being too slow or boring.
  • @8.3.4.N
    This video tricked me into learning maths with blob creatures.
  • Liked the video for a) the extremely simple and understandable explanation for why things exist b) the sunglasses on the rabbit
  • @max_208
    Conclusion : to die older, you need to be orange
  • @Lucroq
    "As confirmed by the author himself in later works, this piece shows clear stylistic influences by contemporary artist and scholar 3blue1brown." - analysis of ancient earth literature, ca. 3019
  • @soldatox3019
    Universe: Things that are unlikely to generate and likely to die will cease to exist Living being: I'm gonna show you a magic trick
  • @jackinat0r114
    Saw a video of yours in my recommended and have been binge watching since, keep up the amazing work ! :)
  • @RealAsclepius
    If only the education system was this good. A very informative video with interesting ways of explaining it, all in a good amount of time.
  • @thesleepydot
    I like how the blobs are fatter when they resemble planets and longer when they resemble raindrops.
  • @wafflesinc3735
    I really like this style. You're totally right about almost everything in biology coming back to evolution. This really helped me realize that evolution is a lot more complicated than what I learned in my high school biology class. Came here from 3b1b, so looking forward to the mathemtical models. Please keep up this content!
  • @fabienbucher347
    This one of the days I love the YouTube algorithm! Love this video
  • @Litch016
    Why do things exist? cause they are existing
  • Incredibly well made! Took my college biology class several years ago, & now majoring in math, so this combination is exciting for me. I appreciate the way you build up the mathematics and the pacing & delivery is perfect.
  • @Zhantyzgz
    Was sent here by 3b1b. It's rare for a channel that is just starting to have such a good production, where both the narration, animation and script are clear. Keep up the good work, I'm excited to see more videos in this series!
  • @GreyJackJack
    BlobRabbit instills in me a kind of fear I wasn't ready for
  • @year.2521
    i never thought even today some blob creatures can teach us about evolution better than any other education system, i loved this series cause it mostly simplified everything, primer is great.
  • @forrestberg591
    Amazing. A true hidden gem of a channel. Always a joy to find such a well produced and interesting video maker, had to subscribe!