BobbyBroccoli’s science controversy videos provide great stories to tell at parties

While BobbyBroccoli originally used Bois’ Google Earth animation style, his last few docuseries have transitioned entirely to Blender, even as they retain the concept of slowly assembling a virtual tableau to create powerful visual connections between characters and concepts in the story. This is part of what keeps these videos from simply looking like a Bois knockoff, as each of BobbyBroccoli’s series adopts a distinct visual style. The human cloning series, for example, ties everything together with a casino card table to reinforce a story about bluffing on an international scale.

BobbyBroccoli also has a Bois-like knack for breaking down topics you might not fully understand into compelling content. But while an episode of Pretty good might have to explain how hard it is to miss a field goalBobbyBroccoli has to explain science at a high level. This not only means that we have to explain how the periodic table works, but also how ultraheavy particles are ‘discovered’. And how a fraudulent research paper was slipped by some experts, while others were able to spot the forgery.

As much as the visual connections may seem like the most obvious tribute to Bois’ work, BobbyBroccoli actually understands what a video is really about guys named Bob or a particularly remarkable pitcher They’re not just pretty graphics: they’re ultimately stories about people. Special people, but still normal people. Even science, for all its noble pursuits, is also made by humans. Flawed, idealistic, selfish, glory-seeking human beings. Whatever the elite’s challenging pursuit, if it involves humans, there will be an interesting story to tell.