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> It's mind blowing

:) When people watch this[1], and I'm standing next to them, they'll often ask about the ripples. But if they were watching it alone, there isn't an easy way to do that.

Someone did an art project, where you sit and watch an interesting drama video. But why was it interesting? There's an eye tracker, and the video is a graph of scenes, like an old "choose your own adventure" story. So if you're interested in character A... the video explores/emphasizes character A.

AR/VR is coming. With eye tracking (eventually... patents). So...

Imagine science education that's consistently mind blowing, rather than boring. What might that be like?

Though a cautionary note: there's apparently a problem of students, who have consistently had excellent teachers, clearly and motivationally presenting material, reaching college without the skills or inclination to themselves wrestle with a body of knowledge and distill understanding. Another opportunity for improvement. :)

[1] stop-motion animation with individual molecules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSCX78-8-q0



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