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Is this the oldest form of art?
Don't call it 'lazy art': human creativity around 'found' objects goes back thousands of years
15 mins
| Being Human, Ideas
Why Marie Kondo is (mostly) wrong about books
Excavating Ant & Bee, Charles Dickens, and Flatland
March 25, 2024
15 mins
| Being Human, Ideas
Why humans need, love and value art
The theory of 'predictive processing' says art is central to helping us cope with a changing world
March 18, 2024
15 mins
| Being Human, Ideas
What we like to look at (and why)?
In the 18th century, Hogarth said curvy lines made the best art. Was he right and could we prove it with an equation?
August 07, 2023
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| Ideas
Was Warhol the 20th century’s most influential artist?
Measured in words on Wikipedia, Andy Warhol wins hands down. How did he achieve that?
April 10, 2024
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