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Symbolic Meaning
Cognitive neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explores the differences, and similarities, of how AI and humans make meaning of the world.
Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?
Narnia and early Middle-earth were pancake-esque — but their creators took differing views on de-globalization.
Using peach and eggplant emojis as shorthand for sex may seem like a new thing, but Renaissance artists were experts at using produce to imply intercourse.
The use of the letter x as an unknown is a relatively modern convention.
Researchers discovered something modern humans had never before seen—a flashy Neanderthal horn collection.
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.
Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason
Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.
Popular media often frame scientists as having a cold, sterile view of the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
John Templeton Foundation