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Taking Another Person’s Perspective Doesn’t Help You Understand Them

To understand someone, we should not imagine their point of view but make the effort to “get” their perspective.

June 26, 2018

The Rhythm of Sculpture

How science has informed one sculptor’s view of time.

June 26, 2018

Should You Tell Everyone They’re Honest?

People try to live up to their labels.

June 26, 2018

The Spacetime of Fine Art

For the painter Matthew Phillips, past, present, and future meet at the tip of a brush.

June 19, 2018

What a Russian Smile Means

How culture and history make American and Russian smiles different.

June 19, 2018

Why Social Science Needs Evolutionary Theory

Evolutionary theory has the potential to transform education and, through it, society.

June 14, 2018

Making Time Machines From Taxi Meters

A sculptor explains how his art upends time.

June 12, 2018

We Need to Save Ignorance From AI

In an age of all-knowing algorithms, how do we choose not to know?