Throughout history, humans have come up with some pretty weird ideas related to longevity. Like drinking neurotoxic mercury to live forever, slathering yourself in oil and eating honey to reach the ripe old age of 300, or getting an...

You might know that if you chomp on a Wint-O-Green Lifesaver in a dark room, you can see little blue flashes of light in your mouth. What you might not know is that this is an example of triboluminescence: a fascinating, somewhat...

You might know that if you chomp on a Wint-O-Green Lifesaver in a dark room, you can see little blue flashes of light in your mouth. What you might not know is that this is an example of triboluminescence: a fascinating, somewhat...

Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name _ or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays? Natalya St. Clair...

With modern philosophy somewhat understood, it's time to pivot and see how logic developed during this time period. First, in the early part of this period, Pascal's wager was an important development, which was followed by the Port...

With rationalism covered, let's investigate the other important movement in early modern philosophy, empiricism. In its earliest formulation, this included figures like Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes, and contrary to rationalism, which...

As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...

Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....

Sotheby's holds its first record breaking virtual auction amid the coronavirus pandemic. CEO, Charles Stewart, talks demand for virtual tours and auctions in the art world.

Time Lapse: Workmen install a sculpture by Henry Moore entitled 'King and Queen' from 1952-53 in the Ashmolean museum ahead of a major exhibition of works by Francis Bacon and Henry Moore on September 2, 2013 in Oxford, England. The...

TIME LAPSE: Workmen install a sculpture by Henry Moore entitled 'King and Queen' from 1952-53 in the Ashmolean museum ahead of a major exhibition of works by Francis Bacon and Henry Moore on September 2, 2013 in Oxford, England. The...

TIME LAPSE: Workmen install a sculpture by Henry Moore entitled 'King and Queen' from 1952-53 in the Ashmolean museum ahead of a major exhibition of works by Francis Bacon and Henry Moore on September 2, 2013 in Oxford, England. The...

Two of New York's biggest auction houses have unveiled which works will be on the selling block for the spring sales.

The sales focus on modern, contemporary, post-war, and impressionist...

Two of New Yorks' biggest auction houses have unveiled which works will be on the selling block for the spring sales.

The sales focus on modern, contemporary, post-war,...

AP Television

New York, 18 May
2009
1. Wide exterior of Metropolitan Mus
eum of Art
2. Sign reading (English) 'Francis Bacon. A centenary
retrospective'
3. Pull back from Francis Bacon sig
n to...

Warmer weather has finally arrived in New York City, and with it comes the spring auction season.

Christies auction house offered a sneak peak Thursday into their upcoming sale of...

AP Television

Royal Society, London, UK, 26 November
2009
1. Wide taxi as it drives past the Royal Society
building
2. Close-up the Royal...

1. Tilt up of exterior of Sotheby's

2. Tight shot of revolving d
oors
3. Wide pan of interior of Sotheby's spri
ng auction
4. Tilt up of Mark Rothko's "White Ce
nter" painting
5. Rack...

AP Television

Christies - New York, October 29,
2010
1. Medium pan exterior, Christie's with Jeff Koons 'Balloon Flower (Blue)' sculpture/estimate $12,000,000-16,000,
000...

A largely abstract Cy Twombly sells for $52.89 million at Christie's flagship post war and contemporary art auction in New York narrowly eclipsing a Francis Bacon triptych of his lover

LEADIN:

Sep.11 -- The superyacht of London-born billionaire Joe Lewis has been spotted displaying artist Francis Bacon's "Triptych 1974-1977," an art work valued at nearly $70 billion. Bloomberg's Jason Kelly reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak:...

English/Nat

The long-awaited TATE MODERN opens its doors to the public for the first time on Friday 12th
May.
The gallery houses Britain's remarkable collection of international twentieth century art, including...

SHOTLIST: 6 April 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada USA

1. Couple walking into the Bellagio Gallery of Fin
e Art
2. Poster announcing Steve Martin's
collection
3. Martin Short walking with...