We don’t know when or how music was originally invented, but we can now track its evolution across space and time thanks to the Global Jukebox.
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Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.
Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of "wabi sabi" can help.
People around the world, mostly Generation Z, are obsessed with the look and feel of gothic, elitist universities. Why?
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Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
These landscapes — of geographical differences in head shapes — have vanished from acceptable science (and cartography).
'Six Persimmons,' an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?
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Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
The strange case of cultured ultra-thief Stéphane Breitwieser — who claims “art is my drug” — has divided opinion. Is it Stendhal syndrome?
Leftover Cold War-era bunkers are still kept in a state of readiness to protect the population from nuclear war.
A photographer captured Bern’s eclectic and charming feline structures.
We bake pies for Pi Day, so why not celebrate other mathematical achievements.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
People can lose their authentic selves when they don't honestly confront life's potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
Studio Ghibli movies celebrate the natural world using a very Japanese mixture of Shinto, Buddhist, and Daoist themes.
The value of art does not lie in the artwork itself but is instead determined by curators, collectors, critics, and other participants in the modern-day art market.
In the West, discussions of 20th-century painting are dominated by Warhol and Picasso, but trendsetting artists are found everywhere.
To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks.
Ancient bones reveal that domesticated felines were at home in Pre-Neolithic Poland around 8,000 years ago.
"Not my circus, not my monkeys."
In ancient Rome, collective bathing was the norm. In the West today, it’s the exception — and that’s too bad.
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Virtually anyone can now create convincing deepfakes. That doesn't mean you should.
Gamification, minimalist design, using AI to track behavior — this article dives into these and other key ways to optimize an eLearning strategy.
Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.