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Humanity's Greatest Journey

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It’s finally time to reveal the 12,025 Human Era Calendar! This is more than just a way to mark the days – it’s our chance to share something with you all which is truly one-of-a-kind, a piece of art that will inspire you for an entire year and beyond.

Is AI-Generated Art Original? (Authenticity & Originality)

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What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation?

How a Banana Sold for $150,000 : Modern Art

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Our cultural perspectives shape how we perceive art, including who we see as contributing to its most important movements.

David Blaine: Do Not Attempt | Official First Look | National Geographic

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David Blaine: Do Not Attempt is a cinematic journey following magician David Blaine as he chases little-known magic within our world. David is searching for real magic by tracking down incredible people across the globe and learning their closely guarded secrets in order to push his craft to the next level.

Origins of Color (Trade & Exchange)

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How can the color “red” be a global commodity? How can the way a statue stands be a sign of cultural exchange?

Crash Course Art History Preview

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Welcome to Crash Course Art History! Over the next 22 episodes, Sarah Urist Green will explore the hidden stories behind artworks.

This person isn't actually screaming - Noah Charney

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Explore Edvard Munch’s masterpiece “The Scream,” and find out why this artwork became one of the world’s most famous paintings.

How the Most Expensive Swords in the World Are Made

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This is a video about how Japanese samurai swords, aka katanas, are made – from the gathering of the iron sand, to the smelting of the steel, to the forging of the blade.

Inside Jay Pharoah’s antifragile mindset

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ay Pharoah is known best for his impressions, but he’s got a lot more going on.

Your Tattoo is INSIDE Your Immune System. Literally

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Your tattoos are inside your immune system, literally. With each very tasteful piece of art, you kick start a drama with millions of deaths, grand sacrifices and your immune system stepping in to protect you from yourself.

The Power of an Image – and the Mind behind It | Misan Harriman | TED

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As a neurodivergent child going to school far from home, Misan Harriman found solace in the internet -- "an endless library of the extraordinary," as he calls it.

Why do some artists become famous?

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Success in the art world can mean different things to different artists. While some artists work solely for the pleasure of producing art, others seek external recognition, such as being shown in prestigious galleries or museums, and selling their craft. The latter — profitability, recognition, demand — is how success is traditionally defined in the field.

Porcelain in the Wreckage | Drain the Oceans

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Vanessa Litzenberg discusses the porcelain from the wreck. Drain the Oceans dives deep into the unknown; a truly epic, original series that takes underwater adventure and earth science illustration into a whole new era.

How James Gandolfini Navigates Emotion

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The Nerdwriter is a series of video essays about art, culture, politics, philosophy and more.

How This Chalk Artist Creates Illusions on Pavement | Obsessed | WIRED

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"Everything we think is real is, in some way, an illusion." Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner makes incredible, brain-busting chalk illusions. His works start with diligent planning, beginning with pencil and paper.

Testing Shoes That Make You Walk 250% Faster

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What if you could walk way faster without trying any harder? Moonwalkers basically put an electric moving sidewalk right under your feet.

What makes a poem … a poem? - Melissa Kovacs

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What exactly makes a poem … a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often using metaphors to approximate a definition. Is a poem a little machine? A firework? An echo? A dream? Melissa Kovacs shares three recognizable characteristics of most poetry.

The myth of the original star-crossed lovers - Shannon Zhao

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Get to know the myth of the weaver and the cowherd, a pair of star-crossed lovers banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way.

The Billion Ant Mega Colony and the Biggest War on Earth

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Thanks to Curiosity Stream for supporting us in making this video.

"Safe Haven"

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Varok Saurfang realizes that that if he is to secure a future for the Horde, he must reach out to the one who led it in the past.

The Aztec myth of the unlikeliest sun god

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Discover the myth of how the weak and pimply Aztec god Nanahuatl sacrificed himself to become Lord Sun and created a new world.