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YOU'LL DIE LESS STUPID SeriesMarch 2016

ANIMATION> 6

YOU'LL DIE LESS STUPIDThis animated mini-series is based on Marion Montaigne's popularand irreverent science blog. Professor Moustache and his assistantNathanaël demystify science on screen and day-to-day.

DIRECTORSAmandine FREDON, Emilie SENGELIN

COPRODUCERSAGAT FILMS ET CIE, ARTE FRANCE

FORMAT30 x 3 ', 2015

AVAILABLE RIGHTSTV - DVD - Non-theatrical rights - Internet

VERSIONSEnglish - German - French

TERRITORY(IES)Worldwide.

"You'll Die Smarter" is for those who skipped biology or physics lessons but who vaguelyremember what gravity and white blood cells are, and who think that lasers are cool, butwould like to know a bit more. And if possible, not have to make too much of an effort,oh, and also have fun. Because learning the fun way is the best way to remember it all.

LIST OF EPISODESA LITTLE LESSON IN HOBBITOLOGY

ALIEN-STYLE TRAVEL

ANIMAL EYES

CRYOPRESERVATION : COMING SOON ?

DID YOU SAY HIGGS BOSON?

FEAR OF FLYING

HEAD TRANSPLANT

HOW BAD DOES A BULLET WOUND HURT?

HUMAN SEXUAL EVOLUTION

IS TERMINATOR ROUND THE CORNER?

MY GIRLFRIEND¿S IN LOVE WITH A PONY!

OVERSTRETCHED SCIENTISTS

SHIFTING WEIGHT - STRATEGICALLY

SWALLOWING SPIDERS IN YOUR SLEEP

WHY ARE TEENS SO SLUGGISH?

ALCOHOL ¿ CHEERS OR TEARS?

ANIMAL ANTICS

ARE LIGHTSABERS COMING ANYTIME

SOON?

DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?

DOG FOOD

FIREARMS, ETC.

HONEY, I WANNA SHRINK THE KIDS!

HOW DOES A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

WORK?

IMMUNOLOGY

JUMPING OFF THE GOLDEN GATE

OF MITES AND TICKS!

RANDOM RESEARCH

SPACE ELEVATORS ¿ COMING SOON?

WHAT¿S A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE?

WHY DO WE DREAM?

A LITTLE LESSON IN HOBBITOLOGYWouldn't it be cool to be invisible, like in The Lord of the Rings?AUTHOR

Marion MONTAIGNEDIRECTOR

Amandine FREDONCOPRODUCERS

FOLIMAGE STUDIO, EX NIHILOFORMAT

1 x 3 ', 2015AVAILABLE RIGHTS

TV - DVD - VOD - Non-theatrical rights -Internet

VERSIONSEnglish - French


Well, yes, but according to the remarkable Professor Moustache - as well as to the lawsof physics and optics - geeks will have to find something other than invisibility to approachpretty girls.

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ALCOHOL ¿ CHEERS OR TEARS?It's happy hour again and time to raise your glass.AUTHOR








But what magic gets us from "tipsy" to "wasted"? Professor Moustache demonstrates thatalcohol is chemical and sore heads are just plain stupid.AWARDS :To be determined

ALIEN-STYLE TRAVELTravelling with kids would be a lot less hassle if we could plunge theminto hibernation!

AUTHORMarion MONTAIGNE

DIRECTORAmandine FREDON

COPRODUCERSFOLIMAGE STUDIO, EX NIHILO, ARTE

FRANCEFORMAT



VERSIONSGerman - French


But the problem is there's a whole array of physiological and anatomical issues still tosort out. Otherwise, you can bet that Professor Moustache would be the first to drop offto sleep.

ANIMAL ANTICSCan we mate like animals?AUTHOR








Yes, but it depends which ones. Professor Moustache would advise you to steer clearof copying the monkfish or the flea. Real passion killers!

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ANIMAL EYESThanks to Spiderman, we know that spiders see the world in greaterdetail than we do.




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But Professor Moustache wants to take things further. What if Peter Parker had beenbitten by a snail? What would his sight have been like then?

ARE LIGHTSABERS COMING ANYTIMESOON?

When will Star Wars fans be able to get their hands on their very ownlightsabers?



COPRODUCERSFOLIMAGE STUDIO, EX NIHILO

FORMAT1 x 3 ', 2015

AVAILABLE RIGHTSTV - DVD - VOD - Non-theatrical rights -

InternetVERSIONS

English - German - FrenchTERRITORY(IES)

Worldwide.

According to Professor Moustache, the geeks of this world will just have to carry ondreaming, as not only can the device not be miniaturized, it also consumes too muchenergy!

CRYOPRESERVATION : COMING SOON ?Getting yourself cryopreserved is the process of having your bodydeep-frozen when you die, with the hope that one day, you'll bewoken up again.




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Professor Moustache gives the lowdown on this technique, so our bodies won't look likeunfrozen lasagna when we're thawed out.

ANIMATION> 9

DID DINOSAURS HAVE FEATHERS?According to recent research, dinosaurs were not large, smooth-skinned lizards.




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Professor Moustache explains that they actually had feathers! But that doesn't mean T-Rex could fly - it's a lot more complicated than that!

DID YOU SAY HIGGS BOSON?What on earth is the Higgs Boson?AUTHOR








Only an expert like Professor Moustache can explain this elementary particle in simpleterms, using stars and hearts. He makes the Higgs Boson as easy to understand as anepisode of Little House on the Prairie.

DOG FOODCan you confuse dog food with potted meat?AUTHOR








Not if you're a dog, yes if you're a human. Professor Moustache explains why!

ANIMATION> 10

FEAR OF FLYINGEver been afraid of flying?AUTHOR

Marion MONTAIGNEDIRECTORS

Emilie SENGELIN, Amandine FREDONCOPRODUCERS






Luckily, Professor Moustache is around to remind us that pilots are not reckless racersand that safety is top of the agenda!

FIREARMS, ETC.Wendy, who lives in Texas, wants to buy an assault rifle to protectherself.




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A fine opportunity for Professor Moustache to test out some cult movie weapons: fromLara Croft's pistol to Terminator's shotgun.

HEAD TRANSPLANTGrichka Bogdanov thinks he's too ugly and wants to swap heads withhis brother Igor.




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Professor Moustache agrees to test out the operation. But it results in a transplant reject,as well as ethical and psychological issues, not to mention the post-op headache!

ANIMATION> 11

HONEY, I WANNA SHRINK THE KIDS!If only we could reduce kids to the size of ants, think of all thatchocolate spread we'd save!




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But according to Professor Moustache, reducing matter is a rather dangerous process,and your kids could end up in crumbs!

HOW BAD DOES A BULLET WOUNDHURT?

Don't think a bullet wound is just like in the movies!AUTHORMarion MONTAIGNE



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Professor Moustache and Nathanaël agree to play guinea pig to prove that, whetheryou're Stallone or Schwarzenegger, firearms don't forgive!

HOW DOES A NUCLEAR POWER PLANTWORK?

Why is it that a nuclear plant, even when it's been shut down, can stillspiral out of control?




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Professor Moustache reminds us of our chemistry lessons, and plunges us into theruthless world of radioactivity.

ANIMATION> 12

HUMAN SEXUAL EVOLUTIONWhy don't humans make love all the time like bonobos?AUTHOR



FOLIMAGE STUDIO, EX NIHILO, ARTEFRANCE

FORMAT1 x 3 ', 2015


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German - FrenchTERRITORY(IES)

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Before you get all excited, it's because evolution intended things otherwise, and ProfessorMoustache is going to prove that the opposite would have been a real nightmare.

IMMUNOLOGYGuy the microbe is moaning about being constantly blocked from thehuman body.




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Professor Moustache is going to have to remind him that inside the body, an army ofwhite blood cells, leukocytes and other macrophages just can't wait to lay into microbes!

IS TERMINATOR ROUND THE CORNER?Professor Moustache goes to see robotics experts, to find out ifTerminator could be just around the corner.




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Rest assured, you're more likely to be strangled by a fax machine!

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JUMPING OFF THE GOLDEN GATEIf you wanted to end your life, but didn't want it to hurt too much,would jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge be a good idea?




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Research into falls, carried out on hamsters, would seem to prove the opposite. So saysProfessor Moustache!

MY GIRLFRIEND¿S IN LOVE WITH APONY!

Why is it that all girls just love ponies?AUTHORMarion MONTAIGNE



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When they hear what Professor Moustache has to reveal about horses' esophagealsphincters, girls will soon see ponies in a different light.

OF MITES AND TICKS!Think it's gross to know there's an army of mites living in your bed?AUTHOR








Once Professor Moustache has told you all about house dust mites and other demodexthat live on your skin, you'll never sleep soundly again.

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OVERSTRETCHED SCIENTISTSSome scientists sacrifice themselves to their research.AUTHOR








Professor Moustache presents a few over-zealous scientists who literally sacrificed theirlives in the name of science.

RANDOM RESEARCHGetting through your high-school science programme is no indicationof a balanced mind!




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Professor Moustache shows to what extent the history of science features utter lunaticswho have attempted the wildest experiments.

SHIFTING WEIGHT - STRATEGICALLYThink you'll lose weight doing a couple of press-ups a day?AUTHOR








Take a trip with Professor Moustache inside the human body and you'll see that askinghim to get rid of his blubber actually involves more diplomacy than hard sweat.

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SPACE ELEVATORS ¿ COMING SOON?Ryan is dreaming of an elevator to take his wife to space for theirhoneymoon.




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Sadly, as Professor Moustache explains to him, the current technology is not quite up toscratch yet, and physics are anything but romantic.

SWALLOWING SPIDERS IN YOUR SLEEPShould we be afraid of swallowing spiders in our sleep?AUTHOR








Professor Moustache shows that the eight-legged creepy crawly is far too clever and notsuicidal enough to risk potholing down our unsavoury, snoring throats.

WHAT¿S A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE?Why do people in a coma sometimes see tunnels or beings of lightand get surrounded by a feeling of peace?




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Professor Moustache explains to us the medical - rather than mystical - causes of neardeath experiences.

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WHY ARE TEENS SO SLUGGISH?Slouched on the sofa, slurred speech - why are teens so sluggish?AUTHOR








Science has got the answer and so has Professor Moustache: it's because of a slow-growing cerebellum, hunched shoulders and erratic hormone levels - come to think of it,teens actually have extenuating circumstances!

WHY DO WE DREAM?Did you have yet another random dream last night?AUTHOR








Nothing wrong with that. Professor Moustache looks at the latest scientific theories ondreams: You're not crazy, it's just your brain working overtime.

THEMATIC INDEX

SHORT CONTENTS..........................................................ANIMATION.............................................................................................. 6

YOU'LL�DIE�LESS�STUPID� � .................................................................................................... 6A�LITTLE�LESSON�IN�HOBBITOLOGY� � ................................................................................. 6ALCOHOL�¿�CHEERS�OR�TEARS?� � ...................................................................................... 7ALIEN-STYLE�TRAVEL� � .......................................................................................................... 7ANIMAL�ANTICS� � ..................................................................................................................... 7ANIMAL�EYES� � ........................................................................................................................ 8ARE�LIGHTSABERS�COMING�ANYTIME�SOON?�� ............................................................... 8CRYOPRESERVATION�:�COMING�SOON�?� � ......................................................................... 8DID�DINOSAURS�HAVE�FEATHERS?� � ................................................................................... 9DID�YOU�SAY�HIGGS�BOSON?� � ............................................................................................ 9DOG�FOOD� � ............................................................................................................................. 9FEAR�OF�FLYING� � .................................................................................................................. 10FIREARMS,�ETC.� � .................................................................................................................... 10HEAD�TRANSPLANT� � .............................................................................................................. 10HONEY,�I�WANNA�SHRINK�THE�KIDS!� � ................................................................................ 11HOW�BAD�DOES�A�BULLET�WOUND�HURT?� � ...................................................................... 11HOW�DOES�A�NUCLEAR�POWER�PLANT�WORK?�� ............................................................ 11HUMAN�SEXUAL�EVOLUTION� � .............................................................................................. 12IMMUNOLOGY� � ........................................................................................................................ 12IS�TERMINATOR�ROUND�THE�CORNER?� � ........................................................................... 12JUMPING�OFF�THE�GOLDEN�GATE� � .................................................................................... 13MY�GIRLFRIEND¿S�IN�LOVE�WITH�A�PONY!� � ...................................................................... 13OF�MITES�AND�TICKS!� � .......................................................................................................... 13OVERSTRETCHED�SCIENTISTS� � .......................................................................................... 14RANDOM�RESEARCH� � ........................................................................................................... 14SHIFTING�WEIGHT�-�STRATEGICALLY� � ................................................................................ 14SPACE�ELEVATORS�¿�COMING�SOON?� � ............................................................................. 15SWALLOWING�SPIDERS�IN�YOUR�SLEEP� � .......................................................................... 15WHAT¿S�A�NEAR�DEATH�EXPERIENCE?� � ........................................................................... 15WHY�ARE�TEENS�SO�SLUGGISH?� � ...................................................................................... 16WHY�DO�WE�DREAM?� ................................................................................................................. 16

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

ALCOHOL�¿�CHEERS�OR�TEARS?............................................................................................................................. 7ALIEN-STYLE�TRAVEL.................................................................................................................................................. 7A�LITTLE�LESSON�IN�HOBBITOLOGY......................................................................................................................... 6ANIMAL�ANTICS............................................................................................................................................................. 7ANIMAL�EYES................................................................................................................................................................ 8ARE�LIGHTSABERS�COMING�ANYTIME�SOON?�...................................................................................................... 8CRYOPRESERVATION�:�COMING�SOON�?................................................................................................................ 8DID�DINOSAURS�HAVE�FEATHERS?.......................................................................................................................... 9DID�YOU�SAY�HIGGS�BOSON?................................................................................................................................... 9DOG�FOOD..................................................................................................................................................................... 9FEAR�OF�FLYING.......................................................................................................................................................... 10FIREARMS,�ETC............................................................................................................................................................ 10HEAD�TRANSPLANT..................................................................................................................................................... 10HONEY,�I�WANNA�SHRINK�THE�KIDS!........................................................................................................................ 11HOW�BAD�DOES�A�BULLET�WOUND�HURT?............................................................................................................ 11HOW�DOES�A�NUCLEAR�POWER�PLANT�WORK?�................................................................................................... 11HUMAN�SEXUAL�EVOLUTION...................................................................................................................................... 12IMMUNOLOGY................................................................................................................................................................ 12IS�TERMINATOR�ROUND�THE�CORNER?.................................................................................................................. 12JUMPING�OFF�THE�GOLDEN�GATE............................................................................................................................ 13MY�GIRLFRIEND¿S�IN�LOVE�WITH�A�PONY!............................................................................................................. 13OF�MITES�AND�TICKS!................................................................................................................................................. 13OVERSTRETCHED�SCIENTISTS.................................................................................................................................. 14RANDOM�RESEARCH................................................................................................................................................... 14SHIFTING�WEIGHT�-�STRATEGICALLY....................................................................................................................... 14SPACE�ELEVATORS�¿�COMING�SOON?.................................................................................................................... 15SWALLOWING�SPIDERS�IN�YOUR�SLEEP................................................................................................................. 15WHAT¿S�A�NEAR�DEATH�EXPERIENCE?.................................................................................................................. 15WHY�ARE�TEENS�SO�SLUGGISH?.............................................................................................................................. 16WHY�DO�WE�DREAM?.................................................................................................................................................. 16YOU'LL�DIE�LESS�STUPID............................................................................................................................................ 6

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