It’s good to know that a shift in thinking can help us to combat the effects these images hold over us, but it’s difficult to maintain this forever.
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The ad has been praised for its inclusivity, but it’s more transgressive than that.
Life won’t let you go; not because brighter days are right around the corner, but because it just won’t.
Geology rocks! “Nobility, without virtue, is a fine setting without a gem.” –Jane Porter There are plenty of people out there who’ll give you a rundown of what your birthstone […]
A blue cosmic curtain can only mean one thing. “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.”-Ernest Holmes Image credit: ESO/Igor Chekalin, […]
The beautiful and intricate Czech capital is like an anti-Silicon Valley.
Carly Fiorina is rising in the polls and raising Donald Trump’s ire, likely resulting in a Rock-Em-Sock-Em Robot Edition of the GOP debates.
How we’ll directly take pictures of Earth-like planets in the future! “We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration. If life is prevalent in our neighborhood […]
The ability to laugh during dark times gives us strength, community, and hope.
It’s not that Astronomy has a “problem” that’s unique; it’s that they’re actually doing something about it. “Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding […]
Before #OscarsSoWhite and #MoviesSoBland, William Cameron Menzies turned American movies into art.
And if the Universe is expanding, does that mean these ripples can break the speed of light? “Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of […]
People considered physically attractive enjoy many social and professional benefits others do not. But the reasons why are more complex than you might think.
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The picture is real, but the UFO explanation? Surely we can do better. “It’s almost like I feel I’m just moving there, and I’m not coming back.”–Scott Kelly On his 233rd […]
A new Barnes Foundation show highlights the connections between ancient artisanal ironwork and modern art.
We know music and emotion are connected, but neuroscience tells us why music is such an integral part of what makes us human.
How artist Brian Kane is bringing a moment of peace to one of the most urbanized, ad-saturated areas in the world. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of […]
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario believes in the power of images. They engage in a way text and writing can’t. That’s why photographs are so vital in educating the public about conflicts, war, poverty, and other troublesome issues worldwide.
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Dark things come in small packages, but the reason why is what’s truly astounding. “A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.” […]
A big part of our current mess has to do with how little about religion we actually know.
When everything passes away, what will be left? “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of […]
It’s rare to find a galaxy where the arms wrap around even a full 360 degrees. But after billions of years, why is that? “The farther we peer into space, the […]
When a trophy just for showing up does more damage than good.
The truth is a bitter pill to swallow, they say. Yet much of today’s information economy is built on the premise that knowing more is better.
Words of wisdom from American poet Walt Whitman: “I think of few heroic actions, which cannot be traced to the artistical impulse. He who does great deeds, does them from his innate sensitiveness to moral beauty.”
Words like “comforting” and “reassuring” don’t seem sufficiently “sexy” praise for a literary work on this scale, but these are the only words to describe its effect (on this reader, at least).
Ariana Miyamoto, the biracial woman recently named Miss Universe Japan, is hoping to persuade her country’s citizens into broadening their perception of what is authentically Japanese.
We’re seeing a shift in our economy toward subscription-based programs.
Life on Earth may not be the only way. But could it be this different? This article is written by Jillian Scudder, currently a postdoctoral researcher at Sussex in the […]