We create stories out of independent (or random/unconnected) events because of an evolutionary habit called the narrative fallacy—our brain’s hardwired urge to find patterns, cause-and-effect,…
A fresh canvas, a clean sheet of paper or a length of cloth you’ve been saving for the right project – weirdly, they all make…
Artists, philosophers, and children have always known the power of the arts. It’s innate and intuitive, yet we’ve marginalized the way we’ve thought about the…
It might seem bizarre that science is using art to learn about the mind- looking for hard facts in the most ethereal of places. But…
