Closer Than We Think

I knew nothing of Radebaugh before this except a few pictures of his classic strip and this is a wonderful in depth look at the history and relevance of his work. I've watched this one a few times! Highly recommend!

I had seen a handful of these futuristic graphic art pieces in the past, and I was a devotee of the Sunday comics pages as a kid in ways kids today won't be. But I had no idea about this series and this artist as a whole.

This was a fascinating look at the context, the pieces, and the predictions of a techno-optimist, with helpful details about the artist's life that help us place this work in its time, and in ours.

I think it has messages about how we envision the future (or not), as well. I think science communication has something to learn from this. And it makes me want to find out who is today's Radebaugh and what they are envisioning.

Wonderful, and I want to watch it again after I think about it some more.

This subject was completely new to me, but was so interesting that I found myself completely engrossed.