@tilscience: This is the darkest painting in science. So many layers and symbolism in here. Let’s dive DEEP This 1768 painting shows the moment the Scientific Revolution forced humanity to choose: progress or compassion? Inside the glass chamber, a bird is dying. Around it, 10 faces show 10 different reactions. A terrified girl. A fascinated scientist. A man timing the death with his pocket watch. The inventor of this air pump, Robert Boyle, was so conflicted he wrote about his “anguish” over using it. His device proved that oxygen matters, but the cost haunted him. The painting’s message? Science without ethics isn’t progress, it’s just cruelty with a hypothesis. #Science #arthistory #DidYouKnow #painting
It's like the quote in Jurassic Park, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" sometimes the focus causes the speed, so humanity hasn't yet processed the full effect of the science.
2025-12-23 03:03:09
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Mx. Taylor :
Can you do more art history videos too? I'm an art educator but I'm also interested in the intersections of art and science especially with neuroarts.
2025-12-22 22:29:56
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Adam & Phoebe :
Very interesting. Just a small suggestion, but could you please place your captions a little bit higher so they aren't covered by the app text?
2025-12-22 16:41:45
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Angelina Artemisia :
I always interpreted the couple as indifferent,they are too involved with themselves to take notice of what ever else is going on in the world around them kind of like how many people are even modernly
2025-12-22 15:27:34
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jimiangst2 :
Why shouldn’t you love Art & Art History? All early Scientists were classically trained in the Arts, and many scientific discoveries were made by artists. I am an artist & arts educator who loves science!
2025-12-22 16:53:28
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markcubsfan :
As a photographer, definitely understand the connection between science and art.
2025-12-22 22:21:40
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LateNightMeteorite :
With all this in mind I can see why people feared and rebuked science back then. It wasn't just that people didn't understand science so therefore they were scared of it. Or that they were told that science is antithetical to god and religion. This adds human emotion to the context of scientific advancement. I know unsavory things happened to learn about the world around us, but honestly I never considered that the scientists themselves struggled with that.
2025-12-23 16:01:53
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Jordan Williamson :
This is so fascinating and I’m SO GLAD you explain these concepts in such detail because I never would have understood all that based on a first glance. Love your content so much!!
2025-12-22 15:54:22
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Ayyycab :
This is super informative. I love your cadence and how you explain things in a super concise and digestible way. 👏
2026-05-04 23:08:15
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Steven Cash :
I love your content
2025-12-22 15:26:23
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El Ambientalista Chapín :
😳 wow, I feel like I'm in it but with AI development
2025-12-23 00:02:31
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joealexrocks :
Thanks for the history lesson. Artist like DaVinci were scientist as well. The arts and sciences belong together; it’s important for creativity and innovation. People today, that believe that art and science don’t blend, have it wrong. Art also reminds us of the ethics involved with scientific innovation.
2025-12-25 12:51:02
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Rhŷn_art🏴 :
the boy isn't closing the curtains, he's opening them, showing the full moon which represents madness
2025-12-23 16:30:00
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♌️TripleLeo☀️🌙⬆️ :
Wow.. see if I had seen this painting in person, without knowing anything about it, I would never have seen the depth that it contains. Fascinating
2025-12-28 03:06:36
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mizkaroline :
But can we also talk about how detailed and real those faces look? It’s almost like it’s a photo.
2025-12-23 10:41:52
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Gattis :
Awesome. I love art history.
2025-12-24 16:49:02
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I ❤️ Native Plants :
Art had to convey so much back in the day because it needed to be educational for people who did not have literacy
2025-12-24 18:44:43
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C_sone🇨🇦 :
Conscience omg I learned how to spell it from this video
2025-12-22 16:12:37
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joshuawilbert482 :
I love this. Thank you so much.
2025-12-23 13:07:19
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Hoodies :
I dunno if any of you watch anime, but this story reminds me of the themes of Full Metal Alchemist. They study and use alchemy to the point of committing atrocities
2025-12-23 04:53:49
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Ikkin 💙💛🩷 :
I see the man focusing on the candle in possible thought of how far we're willing to go for the advancement of our species. Where actual life is diminished to nothing because it isn't human.
2025-12-28 16:15:50
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Popo :
Got to multi task and feel all of these
2025-12-23 07:46:54
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Annyah702 :
incredible!
2025-12-22 21:06:14
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pistachiotsunami :
Great post! I view the couple on the left as not being absorbed in one another, but having a wordless dialogue about the ethics of what they are witnessing, their young love in the context of what they thought would be an entertainment and curiosity forced to face a dilemma together. Theirs is a very serious and spontaneously profound exchange.
2025-12-23 05:53:37
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rubes.oncanvas :
Scientific sketches are literally part of art history 😭 architectural sketches too like yall think those were done by folks who didn’t do art? That’s art!
2025-12-26 13:47:18
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