I never really knew Jim Rash as a writer outside of his acting role in Community; not to mention an Oscar-winning one. It's nice to find out about these things. I also can't wait for a "Writers' Room" episode featuring Community.

I've only heard of FILD in passing. Reddit calls it "the biggest improvement in lucid dreaming techniques in a long time." I'll give it a go while learning proper induction techniques as well.

The sounds heard in the video don't seem to be the actual sounds played by the animals: the scene with the baboon ripping off one of the Casio's keys sounded particularly off for me.

I also want an explanation for the headphones connected to two of the synths.

It's a fun video, though.

Karl Sims did a similar evolution simulation, from Siggraph '94:

"A population of several hundred creatures is created within a supercomputer, and each creature is tested for their ability to perform a given task, such the ability to swim in a simulated water environment. Those that are most successful survive, and their virtual genes containing coded instructions for their growth, are copied, combined, and mutated to make offspring for a new population. The new creatures are again tested, and some may be improvements on their parents. As this cycle of variation and selection continues, creatures with more and more successful behaviors can emerge."