SciShow
From Lifesaver Sparks to Life-saving Tech: The Science of Triboluminescence
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...
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From Lifesaver Sparks to Life-saving Tech: The Science of Triboluminescence
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...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Did Shakespeare write his plays? - Natalya St. Clair and Aaron Williams
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...
Professor Dave Explains
Logic in Early Modern Philosophy
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...
Professor Dave Explains
Empiricism Part 1: Da Vinci, Bacon, and Hobbes
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...
Religion for Breakfast
Does Humanity Still Believe in Magic?
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...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Sir Francis Bacon
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....
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TIME LAPSE: Installation Of Art Work By Artists Francis Bacon and Henry Moore
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...
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TIME LAPSE: Installation Of Art Work By Artists Francis Bacon and Henry Moore
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...
Getty Images
TIME LAPSE: Installation Of Art Work By Artists Francis Bacon and Henry Moore
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...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Twombly Bacon top Christie's $448mn auction in NY
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
Bloomberg
U.K. Tycoon's Superyacht Graced by Landmark Bacon Triptych
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:...
Curated Video
A preview of Hirst's new art exhibit featuring a 3 legged calf
SHOTLIST(including transcript):-
1. GVs fish in tank swim around cow carcass
2. GV statue of gorilla
3. GVs cig statue of christ
"I don't like it, I think quite a lot of it it quite offensive."
SOUNDBITE Sarah Kent (Critic):
"I think...
Curated Video
Bacon Triptych expected to fetch record price
1. Exteriors of Sotheby's auction house
2. Wide of Francis Bacon's "Triptych, 1976"
3. Pan across the three panels of the painting
4. Close up of head from left panel
5. Tilt down central panel
6. Close up of blood-streaked cup
7. Close...
Curated Video
High-end art sales surge despite financial crisis
AP Television
Basel - 12 June 2013
1. Wide of visitor taking photograph of "Reclining interior Oval" by Henry Moore (1965-1968), on market for 9.8 million US dollars
2. Close-up of Moore exhibit
3. Wide of two men looking at "Figure...
Curated Video
Rare Manet and paintings by Andy Warhol to go on auction at Christie's, expected to fetch up to $130 million
After remaining in a private collection's hands for more than 100 years, a rare painting by the impressionist Manet will be offered up on the auction block on Nov. 5.
The mid-1860s work portrays a young French actress Jeanne Demarsy in...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Sothebys selling major works by Bacon Twombly Les Fauves
CLEAN : Sothebys selling major works by Bacon Twombly Les Fauves
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Twombly, Bacon top Christie's $448mn auction in NY
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
Curated Video
Preview of Christie's auction of Impressionist and modern art
1. Exterior, Christie's auction house
2. Interior, viewing gallery
3. Wide, Francis Bacon's 'Study for Portrait II', 1956
4. Tilt up, Bacon's painting
5. SOUNDBITE (English), Pilar Ordovas, Head of Post War & Contemporary Art,...
Curated Video
UK - Francis Bacon exhibition
Francis Bacon / London / February 4 / ENT 4
London hosts first major slice of Bacon in decade
Francis Bacon, who died in 1992, is widely regarded as the greatest post-war painter in Britain. But his shocking and unique vision of the...
Curated Video
Fall art season kicks off in New York City
The fall art auction season is kicking off at two of New York's most iconic auction houses - Christie's and Sotheby's.
'Salvator Mundi', the last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction at Christie's...
Curated Video
Christie's displays fall art auction paintings
Christie's auction house in New York showed off several paintings Monday that are expected to fetch millions of dollars during the fall auction season.