[{"titre":"The Genius Design of Alcatraz","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YC-YyFGg8E","pubDate":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:48:09 +0200","source":"Droit - Scoop-It","description":"In this Deconstructed video, we rebuilt Alcatraz Island entirely in 3D, piece by piece, to understand how Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary actually operated at its peak in the 1950s. We explore the Cellhouse building, the prison cells, the dining hall, the shower room, the hospital, the administration building, and the infamous dungeon of Alcatraz, breaking down the prison’s internal layout and layered security systems, even down to the complex mechanical system that controlled every cell door. We also examine what life inside was really like and how three inmates managed to escape.We also created a detailed cutaway poster inspired by the video, showing the entire island of Alcatraz and how its buildings were arranged, from the main cellhouse and yard to the guard towers and support structures across the rock.👉 Get the poster here, every order helps support the channel so we can keep creating projects like this: https://crowdmade.com/collections/deconstructed/products/deconstructed-alcatraz-poster-deconstructed-r1*(Giveaway ended)🎁 We are also giving one away. Just subscribe, like this video, and leave a comment below telling us: What surprised you the most about Alcatraz? We will announce the winner in our next upload. Details below.Alcatraz Island is a small rocky outcrop located about 2 kilometers (1.25 miles) offshore from San Francisco. First developed in the mid-19th century, the island was initially used as a coastal defense site with the construction of Fort Alcatraz. Around 1910, the upper levels of the fort’s old citadel were removed, and a new cellhouse was built above its former basement level. The island later served as a military prison until 1933, when the federal government converted it into a federal penitentiary designed to isolate the most problematic inmates. Alcatraz was designed to be escape-proof. Built to hold inmates considered too dangerous for any other federal prison, it functioned as a self-contained community where prison staff and their families lived alongside the prison. The prison closed in 1963 because it was too expensive to operate. Today, Alcatraz is preserved as a historic site visited by more than one million people each year.Chapters00:00 – 00:53 The Escape-Proof Prison00:53 – 02:55 The Origins of Alcatraz02:55 – 07:25 The Island Layout07:25 – 15:19 Inside the Cellhouse15:19 – 21:14 Security Systems21:14 – 23:37 The Escape & ClosureA huge thank you to all our Patreon and YouTube Membership supporters. Your support helps us keep creating detailed, high-quality videos like this one. Join here to help us bring future projects to life:https://www.patreon.com/c/Deconstructed_Animations | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCje6-Yak9u1msy5l7sE9pBA/join🎬Special thanks to our team:-Hubert M.: Animation and Modeling-Nicolas J.: Sound Design-Sydney O.: Script-Ben S.: Narration-Troy S.: Packaging-Hamza: Research-Lion & Louis: Direction & Editing🎁 Giveaway Rules:- No purchase necessary. Open worldwide.- Enter by commenting on this video and answering the question: What surprised you the most about Alcatraz?- The winner will be selected based on our judgment of the best comment.- The winner will be announced at the end of the next video and must contact us via email at deconstructed@intheblackmedia.com to claim their prize.- If the winner is under the age of majority in their country, parental permission is required to receive the prize.- This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by YouTube.- Void where prohibited.📚 Photo and Document Credits:Images used in this video are part of the public domain and sourced from: Wikimedia Commons, National Park Services, FBI and FoundSFhttps://commons.wikimedia.orghttps://www.nps.govhttps://www.foundsf.orghttps://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape🧩 3D AssetsThird-party 3D assets used in this video have been purchased under royalty-free licenses.🎵 Music and SoundMusic and sound design used in this video are licensed via","id":3170546},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGmbzc2kT0","titre":"Est-il vrai qu’il y avait moins de violence dans le passé ? | ARTE","pubDate":"Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:50:08 +0100","description":"Disponible jusqu'au 25/02/2027 Guerres, attentats terroristes, tueries : notre monde semble aujourd'hui plus violent que jamais. Mais que nous dit la science de l’évolution de la violence au cours de l’histoire? Des conflits préhistoriques aux guerres mondiales, la violence ne suit pas une tendance linéaire. Mais il se peut qu'elle en dise long sur la société dans laquelle elle prend naissance.---SOURCESWolfgang Knöbl: “Gewalt und andere Widrigkeiten. Vom Tanz mit einem schwierigen Begriff.” In: Die Gegenwart der Gewalt und die Macht der Aufklärung (2023)Steven Pinker: The Better Angels Of our Nature (2011)https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-natureSiniša Malešević: ”Forms of Brutality: Towards a Historical Sociology of Violence” European Journal of Social Theory 2013Siniša Malešević: “Why Humans Fight. The Social Dynamics of Close-Range Violence” (2022)https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sinisa-Malesevic-2/publication/363982313_Why_Humans_Fight_The_Social_Dynamics_of_Close-Range_Violence/links/633fcf7e9cb4fe44f30c1b00/Why-Humans-Fight-The-Social-Dynamics-of-Close-Range-Violence.pdfLinda Fibiger (& Meaghan Dyer): “Understanding blunt force trauma and violence in Neolithic Europe: the first experiments using a skin-skull-brain model and the Thames Beater” Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2017https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/understanding-blunt-force-trauma-and-violence-in-neolithic-europe-the-first-experiments-using-a-skinskullbrain-model-and-the-thames-beater/021170E064757BBF7BF3E1870044A60BLinda Fibiger (& MacKenzie Downing): “An experimental investigation of sharp force skeletal trauma with replica Bronze Age weaponsJournal of Archaeological Science: Report 2017https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312456873_An_experimental_investigation_of_sharp_force_skeletal_trauma_with_replica_Bronze_Age_weaponshttps://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/30053647/Downing_and_Fibiger_Pure.pdfLinda Fibiger and Rebecca C. Redfern: “Trauma and Past Lives” 2024https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/trauma-and-past-lives/---Chapitrage :00:00 - Introduction01:09 - Qu'est-ce que la violence ?03:11 - Est-ce que ça s'améliore ?09:09 - Est-ce que ça se complique ?16:10 - Que pouvons-nous savoir ?19:35 - La violence aujourd'hui20:45 - ConclusionAbonnez-vous à la chaîne ARTE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwI-JbGNsojunnHbFAc0M4Q/?sub_confirmation=1Suivez-nous sur les réseaux !Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/artetvTwitter : http://www.twitter.com/artefrInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/artefr Disponible jusqu'au 25/02/2027 Guerres, attentats terroristes, tueries : notre monde semble aujourd'hui plus violent que jamais. Mais que nous dit la science de l’évolution de la violence au cours de l’histoire? Des conflits préhistoriques aux guerres mondiales, la violence ne suit pas une tendance linéaire. Mais il se peut qu'elle en dise long sur la société dans laquelle elle prend naissance.---SOURCESWolfgang Knöbl: “Gewalt und andere Widrigkeiten. Vom Tanz mit einem schwierigen Begriff.” In: Die Gegenwart der Gewalt und die Macht der Aufklärung (2023)Steven Pinker: The Better Angels Of our Nature (2011)https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-natureSiniša Malešević: ”Forms of Brutality: Towards a Historical Sociology of Violence” European Journal of Social Theory 2013Siniša Malešević: “Why Humans Fight. The Social Dynamics of Close-Range Violence” (2022)https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sinisa-Malesevic-2/publication/363982313_Why_Humans_Fight_The_Social_Dynamics_of_Close-Range_Violence/links/633fcf7e9cb4fe44f30c1b00/Why-Humans-Fight-The-Social-Dynamics-of-Close-Range-Violence.pdfLinda Fibiger (& Meaghan Dyer):","id":2736001,"source":"Droit - Scoop-It"}]