Listen "110: The Science of Blackness"
Episode Synopsis
You’ve probably heard of Vantablack, the black that was once the blackest in the world, but you probably haven’t heard of the war it started between two artists - Stuart Semple & Anish Kapoor.
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References & Further Reading
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-only-person-banned-using-worlds-pinkest-pink-180961464/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM
https://www.surreynanosystems.com/about/vantablack
https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/
https://news.mit.edu/2019/blackest-black-material-cnt-0913
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-art-painting-delacroix-pigment-ancient-Egypt
https://culturehustle.com/
https://www.archpaper.com/2017/07/anish-kapoor-blackest-black/
http://stuartsemple.com/about/
https://www.livescience.com/32559-why-do-we-see-in-color.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/vantablack.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/garden/what-you-can-do-with-vantablack-the-darkest-material-ever-made.html
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You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
http://youtube.com/SciGuys
Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!
http://patreon.com/sciguys
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod
http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod
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References & Further Reading
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-only-person-banned-using-worlds-pinkest-pink-180961464/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NzVmtbPOrM
https://www.surreynanosystems.com/about/vantablack
https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/
https://news.mit.edu/2019/blackest-black-material-cnt-0913
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-art-painting-delacroix-pigment-ancient-Egypt
https://culturehustle.com/
https://www.archpaper.com/2017/07/anish-kapoor-blackest-black/
http://stuartsemple.com/about/
https://www.livescience.com/32559-why-do-we-see-in-color.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/vantablack.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/garden/what-you-can-do-with-vantablack-the-darkest-material-ever-made.html
Follow the Sci Guys
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
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