The beginning of spacing-out

"The time scale of the universe is very long compared to that for human life. It was therefore not surprising that until recently, the universe was thought to be essentially static, and unchanging in time. On the other hand, it must have been obvious, that society is evolving in culture and technology. This indicates that the present phase of human history can not have been going for more than a few thousand years."

Remembering a lecture by Stephen Hawking, Sam Renseiw recorded a different universe, unfolding to the gaze, before yet another lecture, starting the SpacingOut. Enjoy the ambient footage by clicking here or join the crowd by mousing in above.(patafilm # 265, 01'20'', 5.8 MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash version for PC here)