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What's invisible? More than you think - John Lloyd

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Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is impossible to see. A stunning animation of John Lloyd's classic TEDTalk from 2009, which will make you question what you actually know.

Lloyd says that there are only two questions we should ask. "Why are we here?" and "What are we going to do about it?" Do you think that sums it all up? If you had to ask another question, what would it be?

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  • Animator Cognitive Media
  • Educator John Lloyd
  • Narrator John Lloyd

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