World Science Festival
The Safety of Sitting Ducks
Curious observers have noticed for centuries that ducks sometime sleep with one eye open, but had never really looked into why or how. Neils Rattenborg, a neurophysiologist at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, is particularly...
The Guardian
Frieze art fair 2011
London's Frieze art fair attracts people from all over the art world. We talk to some of them -- starting with Tate director Nicholas Serota -- about their fascination with this year's pieces, from a gory sculpture of a tumour to a...
Curated Video
Art Activity: Painting with Ice Lolly
Painting with ice cubes is a refreshing activity for hot days like today. We used this nice pineapple ice cube tray but a standard ice cube tray and lollypop sticks should be fine for this activity too.
The Guardian
Inside the strange world of NFTs
Celebrities, sports people, politicians – anyone and everyone seems to be getting into NFTs. These non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have changed the business of buying, selling and owning art and digital property, and 'collectibles' like...
Curated Video
How museum gift shops decide what to sell
And how what’s in a gift shop affects how we see art. Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔 ) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Gift shops are like the final exhibit of an art museum. They’re often located toward the...
12tone
The Worst Genre Of Music
"Art music" is garbage and here's why. Get 26% off CuriosityStream and a free Nebula account: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" There's a lot of great kinds of music out there. It's one of the most diverse...
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Understanding Fast Car
You've got a fast car. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-fast-car What is there to say about Tracy...
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Understanding Zombie
Not an easy story, but an important one. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Written as a response to the violence of The Troubles, Zombie is a raw, intensely emotional look...
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Understanding Heart's "Alone"
Donate directly to the National Network of Abortions Funds: https://donate.abortionfunds.org/give/323375/#!/donation/checkout or find an abortion fund in your state: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ There's a subtle art to taking a great...
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Why Classical Harmony Doesn't Work Anymore
Not such an authentic cadence now, is it? The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/12tone10201 A lot of people think of music theory as, like, the "rules" of music, but...
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Understanding Uptown Funk
Uptown Funk was an instant classic, one of those songs that's not just a huge hit on release, but that you know is gonna stick around. It has this timeless sense of fun to it, a carefree work of art that celebrates life, joy, and music,...
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Hip Hop's Greatest Invention
Or why hip-hop lyrics are a million times more complicated than any other style. Support the National Bail Fund Network: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bailfundscovid BLM resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Music Theory's...
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What's The Least Perfect Scale?
Try CuriosityStream free and get Nebula included: http://www.curiositystream.com/12tone and use promo code "12tone" What makes a scale perfect? Is it the way it makes you feel? The songs it's been used to write? Or is it just some...
Life Noggin
Everything You Know About Dinosaurs Is WRONG!
What if I told you that a lot of what you learned in school and the movie Jurassic Park is incorrect? Let's debunk some dinosaur myths! Watch More: Should We Bring Extinct Animals Back To Life? ►►►►...
World Science Festival
The Mind After Midnight: Where Do You Go When You Go to Sleep?
We spend a third of our lives asleep. Every organism on Earth—from rats to dolphins to fruit flies to microorganisms—relies on sleep for its survival, yet science is still wrestling with a fundamental question: Why does sleep exist?...
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Understanding The Sound Of Silence
Hello, darkness, my old friend... The Sound of Silence is one of the most well-known songs in the history of popular music, and deservedly so. It complements its beautifully cryptic lyrics with a harmony that's deceptively intricate, and...
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What Even Is Music?
Try Brilliant free: http://brilliant.org/12tone/ Music means so many different things to so many different people that it seems almost pointless to try to nail down a definition, but since it's such a critical part of both my field and...
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Is Music Really A Universal Language?
Try 2 months of Skillshare for free! http://skl.sh/12tone9 Music: The universal language. It's the one thing that connects all of humanity, transcending cultural boundaries and uniting us all in our appreciation for the art of sound. No...
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I Wrote A Thousand-Year-Long Song By Accident
Thanks to Dollar Shave Club for sponsoring! Go to http://DollarShaveClub.com/12tone to get your first starter set for $5. What if, with just a couple simple rules, you could make a piece of music over a millennium long? I'm not the first...
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Video Game Winter Levels Sound Like Winter
Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-video-game-winter-levels-sound-like-winter Have you ever noticed how every...
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Understanding London Calling
The Clash didn't have to go that hard. They did that for us. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula:...
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The Most Sampled Song Ever
How one simple drum break changed the entire world. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-the-most-sampled-song-ever...
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Understanding Call Me Maybe
Ha! Now that song's stuck in your head. Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-call-me-maybe About a...
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Understanding Smoke On The Water
Support 12tone on Patreon to help us keep making cool videos! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-smoke-on-the-water Rock is full of incredible riffs, but if you...