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6 Pieces of Art That Open Minds—and Get Stuff Done
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The modern artist David Hockney once said that “art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.” Such a polemic statement implies that there can be no blurring between pure art and usefulness. But […] -
Art’s Biggest Wheel Turns Toward Science
Hans-Ulrich ObristTwitter Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Hans-Ulrich Obrist seems to be everywhere—and it’s not much of an illusion. Widely regarded as the most influential figure in today’s art world, he’s worked with a who’s-who of major artists, from painter Gerhard Richter and sculptor Jeff Koons to performance artist […] -
Finding the Perfect Amount of Creativity in Cars & Religion
There is only a certain level of novelty that most people are willing to tolerate. -
Why Are You So Smart? Thank Your Mom & Your Difficult Birth
Our inability to care for ourselves as babies is a key to the genius of our species. -
Before We Painted Like Picasso, We Had to Share Like Gandhi
A comparison of the facial features of ancient modern humans (left) to more recent modern humans (right). Modern specimens have a less prominent brow ridge and a shorted upper face. Researchers suspect these changes were caused by a decrease of testosterone.Robert Cieri Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . […]
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Art + Science = Innovation
The “chapel” area at the Vocal Vibrations exhibitAmy Kraft Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Upon entering the Vocal Vibrations installation at Le Laboratoire Cambridge, visitors are directed to a room called the chapel, where a haunting vocal composition plays out of nine speakers positioned around the room. After […]
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How the Universe Made the Stuff That Made Us
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . When our Universe was in its infancy, the only element it contained was hydrogen, the simplest one—not nearly enough by itself to create interesting things like planets and people. By the time things cooled sufficiently for the single proton in each hydrogen […]
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Can Science Tell Us What Beauty Is?
Neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee takes us into the neurology of creativity.
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The Most Dangerous Muse
Parkinson’s disease gave her the gift of creativity. -
Rent Arlington Hall’s Brain
The implant would make him a brilliant pianist for 24 hours. -
To Be More Creative, Cheer Up
The way to tap your inner Hemingway is not how you think. -
To Be More Creative, Cheer Up
The way to tap your inner Hemingway is not how you think. -
The Hit Book That Came From Mars
The Martian started as a self-published blog, and became a major motion picture.