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Archaeologists discover a cave painting of a wild pig that is now the world’s oldest dated work of representational art.
Take a journey through the maze of interpretations of one of the most famous paintings in history.
The Chumash people poked bits of psychoactive plants into cave ceilings next to their paintings.
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
All the fun of opening up a mummy, without the fear of unleashing a plague.
Psychologists discover that the way the brain perceives beauty differs between art or faces.
You’ll never have to pay for an image again.
From novels to movies and beyond, this 11-course bundle will jumpstart your writing career.
Viewing art that doesn’t look like anything makes your brain take extra steps to try and get it.
Pencil Kings will guide you from beginner to mastery with industry-leading teachers from Marvel and DreamWorks.
Using modern tools, a team of astronomers uses celestial sleuthing to figure out when Vermeer painted his masterpiece “View of Delft.”
Join multiple Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light live on Big Think at 2 pm ET on Monday.
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Parenting could be a distraction from what mattered most to him: his writing.
Human brains evolved for creativity. We just have to learn how to access it.
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If you’re interested in reinvention and adaptability, turns out Italian cooking is an instruction manual for life.
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Just before I turned 60, I discovered that sharing my story by drawing could be an effective way to both alleviate my symptoms and combat that stigma.
To create wiser adults, add empathy to the school curriculum.
We wouldn’t want to live without it, so how can we create art that’s durable?
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It’s normal if you’re not productive in your creativity all the time. Even the greats took breaks.
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A study finds that while musical newbies exercise the brain’s so-called creative hemisphere, pros have moved on.
Our live stream with Harvard literature professor Lisa New begins at 1 pm ET today.
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Why finding joy is more easily attainable than the pursuit of happiness.
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Playing and being creative shouldn’t stop when you grow up.
In such states of creative divergent thinking, the body is aroused and the pupils become dilated.
An algorithm produced every possible melody. Now its creators want to destroy songwriter copyrights.
A computer coder and a lawyer decide they have a right to speak for all the songwriters that ever lived, those who are alive today, and all those yet to be born.
Effort-focused exercises often lead to better, more innovative ideas.
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Come to grips with the fundamentals of graphic design and master the field’s top tools.
Can technology act as a feedback loop for human emotions?
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