“the fields of art and neuroscience both help us think, philosophically, about how we interact with the world. Unfortunately, that thinking is sometimes muddied with oversimplifications about how our brains process the experience of art—and in simplifying the explanation, it’s implied that the value of art lies solely in its provision of pleasure and gratification,Continue reading “On the Brain – Canadian Art”
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Museum blog offers a cutting-edge look at the history of surgery – The Washington Post
The Washington Post: Museum blog offers a cutting-edge look at the history of surgery Museum blog offers a cutting-edge look at the history of surgery – The Washington Post
Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is driving people to seek surgery | Life and style | The Guardian
Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is driving people to seek surgery Me, my selfie and I: a portrait of Elle Hunt, taken in natural light on a digital camera; a selfie, taken on an iPhone without a filter; a selfie, with a Snapchat filter. Photograph: Linda Nylind/Elle Hunt Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is drivingContinue reading “Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is driving people to seek surgery | Life and style | The Guardian”
A Totally New Type of Blood Vessel Has Been Discovered Hidden in Human Bones
A Totally New Type of Blood Vessel Has Been Discovered Hidden in Human Bones
Edited Film Footage from 1890’s Paris Explores Some of the Everyday Thrills of Late 19th-Century Life | Colossal
Edited Film Footage from 1890’s Paris Explores Some of the Everyday Thrills of Late 19th-Century Life | Colossal
Memories of Youth Interwoven With Thousands of Minuscule Glass Beads
Memories of Youth Interwoven With Thousands of Minuscule Glass Beads
World’s Oldest Figurative Paintings Discovered in Cave in Borneo
World’s Oldest Figurative Paintings Discovered in Cave in Borneo
Stunning Winners of 2018 International Drone Photography Competition
Stunning Winners of 2018 International Drone Photography Competition
Titus Kaphar: How Can We Address Centuries of Racism In Art? | WBUR News
Titus Kaphar: Shifting The Gaze (Titus Kaphar. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.) Titus Kaphar: How Can We Address Centuries of Racism In Art? | WBUR News
Hito Steyerl | Politics of Post-Representation «DIS Magazine
Hito Steyerl | Politics of Post-Representation «DIS Magazine
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