What is an emotion? William James’s revolutionary 1884 theory of how our bodies affect our feelings
“A purely disembodied human emotion is a nonentity.” by Maria Popova “Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological...
“A purely disembodied human emotion is a nonentity.” by Maria Popova “Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological...
Central photo: Agnes Denes, Tree Mountain—A Living Time Capsule—11,000 Trees, 11,000 People, 400 Years, 1992–96, Pinsiönkankaantie 10...
When Adam Goldberg, founder of Santa Monica-based studio Trüf Creative isn’t crafting work for a client, the designer likes to engage...
You could pay $118 on Amazon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s catalog The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the...
“Owning up: to recollect, to regret, to be responsible, ultimately to forgive and love.” by Maria Popova Chance and choice converge to...
Lost & Found is an endearing stop motion film that chronicles a dramatic turning point in the sweet relationship between two...
150 years of culture-shifting bravery, tenacity, and visionary insurgence to inspire the next generation of leaders. by Maria Popova...
Central photo: Grand Prize & 1st Place (Places). Photograph and caption by Jassen Todorov / 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest...
The project Water.Shapes.Earth uses aerial photography and storytelling to bring an understanding to the complex and diverse ways water...
Tamara Djurovic, who goes by the artist name Hyuro (previously), is wrapping up 2018 as arguably her most prolific year. With striking...
“To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” By Maria Popova In her stunning autobiographical reflection on the moment she...
Raúl Soria By Chris Bailey We’re distracted like never before — and our phones are probably the biggest culprit. But there is a way you...
Location and date unknown. © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York By Kate...
On a mission to reimagine traditional schooling, a K–8 school in San Diego puts teachers and students at the center. By Nora Fleming The...
In praise of the natural optimism of daybreak. by Maria Popova “In the name of daybreak / and the eyelids of morning / and the wayfaring...
Malaga-based artist Julio Anaya Cabanding paints well-known masterpieces in unsuspecting public places to create captivating trompe...