Production - Compote Collective
Direction, Design and Animation - Asi Petrov
Script, VO - TEDEd
Lesson by Douglas MacLean
Music and Sound design - Big Banda SoundScapers
On your planet, life depends entirely on Nuronium, but the leading scientists have discovered terrible news!
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The entire source of Nuronium has been irreversibly compromised... your people will go extinct within 100 years!
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Nuronium cityscape
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Polixate cityscape
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Your scientists have identified a passing comet from which they can mine Polixate.
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Dr. Taylof’s contingent believe that your species’ culture is what makes life worth living.
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Thank you!