Picasso didn’t fight in World War I, but he still struggled with how that war influenced his art and life.
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Why do Vermeer’s paintings fascinate us so? Perhaps the reason lies behind a revolution in seeing in both art and science rooted in Vermeer’s 17th century Holland.
The first of the next generation of telescopes is already under construction. Here’s the audacious new science we’re in for! “We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and […]
Have we learnt nothing from the racist, ineffective laws that form the basis of America’s longest war: the War on Drugs?
The anatomy and science of what’s required for such a spectacular show. “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it.” –Summer of 4 ft. […]
Resolved to be more cultured in 2016? Try these art and music pairings to learn to savor more of both.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s comments are plainly spoken, aspirational, and cognizant of an American aesthetic. It’s presidential material, actually.
What happened when a team of researchers slapped a button and a countdown timer on Reddit? A community formed.
Was Jackson Pollock more than just “Jack the Dripper”?
Hallucinations and distortions in reality ensue — no drugs required.
To mark the centennial of Trappist monk, poet, theologian, and social activist Thomas Merton’s birth, a new exhibition focuses on his photography and how those photos are not just images to contemplate, but also ways of Zen contemplation.
The famous Keep Calm and Carry On poster had a First World War antecedent.
The New York Times and other media make war too pretty for our own good.
There is no sense whatsoever that we are on the same page here, working toward some roughly agreed upon vision of a better future.
Consider the octopus: a creature, researchers say, unlike anything here on Earth.
We’re not living in the most discourse-friendly age in history. Nowhere is that more clear than in comments sections.
When we fear, we band together, and more readily treat people in other tribes as the enemy.
And are there independent ways to check? “Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” –Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Each week at Starts With A Bang, […]
I scored an exclusive interview with Dave Reitze, the executive director of LIGO. Take a trip inside his Universe. “When I was in high school, I was certain that being […]
However, it takes time to condition your brain to believe its effects are real.
It’s what holds the nuclei in atoms together, overcoming electric repulsion. But how does it work? “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say […]
I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile.
Discovering the face of Earth’s sister planet, Venus, beneath its cloudy veil. “Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science […]
Turn on, tune in, drop out, but read on about how Hippies and Hippie Modernism might rise again.
Now that New Horizons has flown by the Plutonian system, can it be considered a planet after all? “Words are the source of misunderstandings.” –Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Back in 1930, […]
In August 2012, Curiosity became the heaviest, most advanced rover to ever land on Mars. Here’s what the red planet looks like. “Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying […]
Take a glimpse into the blackness of deep space, and here’s what you’ll find. “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal […]
How the “hierarchy problem,” or why gravity is so much weaker than everything else, might be the key to the entire Universe. “I just think too many nice things have […]
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
The Middle Eastern pan-Arab military organization has found its way into the hearts and minds of Westerners searching for a cause.