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The Rijksmuseum employed an AI to repaint lost parts of Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch.” Here’s how they did it.
Tim Brinkhof is a Dutch-born, New York-based journalist reporting on art, history, and literature. He studied early Netherlandish painting and Slavic literature at New York University, worked as an editorial[…]
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A machine learning system lets visitors at a Kandinsky exhibition hear the artwork.
Once a book is published, who gets to interpret it? Us or the author?
Using urinals, psychological collages, and animated furniture to shock us into reality.
A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.
A 50-year study reveals changing values children learned from pop culture.
From action shots to locking down the perfect lighting, you can master the art of photography with these online lessons.
What happens when simulation theory becomes more than a fascinating thought experiment?
MIT professor Azra Akšamija creates works of cultural resilience in the face of social conflict.
A tourist generally has an eye for the things that have become almost invisible to the resident.
In her book The Art of Rest, one researcher conducted a thorough analysis of the top 10 activities we find most restful.
Journalists, doctors, and others you should know.
Perspective twisting books on biology, social science, medical science, cosmology, and tech.
An archaeologist considers the history and biology of what defines a taste of home.
She was walking down the forest path with a roll of white cloth in her hands. It was trailing behind her like a long veil. It was sweeping needles, leaves […]
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A new study at the University of Basel shows how interactive literature has become.
The use of words related to negative emotions has increased by more than one third.
We each have a way of moving to music that is so unique a computer can use it to identify us.