1937 film explains how a car differential works

Post by sorenjan » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 4:37 PM UTC

nabla9 wrote: post #14

The style in those old films is so relaxing and pedagogically great. Has anyone else noticed that today's educational content intended for adults increasingly uses a format that was regionally only used for very young children? There is almost always personality emoting and doing accidentally on purpose funny things and laughing, exaggerating everything to keep people engaged.

Post by mensetmanusman » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 4:40 PM UTC

djbebs wrote: post #62

mensetmanusman wrote: post #44

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Having 1937 next to the name of any modern day company would imply such.

Not really, there are plenty of companies founded before 1937 that still exist

Post by sethammons » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 4:42 PM UTC

Yajirobe wrote: post #64

drewmate wrote: post #59

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I agree that this is definitely a trend, so I feel like highlighting a great example of educational content that is very dense, concise, and with just a touch of whimsy: 3Blue1Brown on Youtube[0]. He has been doing math education videos on YouTube for years. I just watched his latest video on the medical test paradox and redesigning the Bayes rule to address it[1]. All his videos are absolutely phenomenal - the best…

No need to highlight this here. 99% of HN readers know 3b1b

Post by mschuster91 » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 4:48 PM UTC

nabla9 wrote: post #14

The style in those old films is so relaxing and pedagogically great. Has anyone else noticed that today's educational content intended for adults increasingly uses a format that was regionally only used for very young children? There is almost always personality emoting and doing accidentally on purpose funny things and laughing, exaggerating everything to keep people engaged.

Post by typon » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 4:59 PM UTC

bluetomcat wrote: post #19

nabla9 wrote: post #14

The style in those old films is so relaxing and pedagogically great. Has anyone else noticed that today's educational content intended for adults increasingly uses a format that was regionally only used for very young children? There is almost always personality emoting and doing accidentally on purpose funny things and laughing, exaggerating everything to keep people engaged.

Person-to-person interactions have changed dramatically since those days. Western culture had a sense of duty and progress that is now questioned by the postmodern intellectual elites. The emphasis today is on "enjoying yourself" in your own bubble, and debating "grand moral standards" is even ridiculed.