Arts
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In Awe of Tiny Things
Artist and filmmaker Michael Benson on dung beetles, diatoms, and the human drive to explore - 
            
      
Can Embracing the Unknown Save Us From Dystopia?
An interview with Daniel Wilson, author of shamanic techno-thriller Hole in the Sky - 
            
      
Making Art with Pythons and Lionfish
One artist is raising awareness of invasive species by creating paintings with their discarded remains - 
            
      
What Makes an Opera Star Stand Out?
A singular quality unifies favorites - 
            
      
The Female Artist Who Showed How Plants and Insects Relate
Her illustrations had a lasting impact on future botanical artists - 
            
      
The Pleasure of Patterns in Art
The interplay between repetition and variation is central to how we enjoy creative work - 
            
      
Origami Fit for the Cosmos
The traditional art of paper folding has long been used in space, but new flower-like patterns could be game-changers - 
            
      
How to Restore a Rembrandt
It takes more than good chemistry - 
            
      
A Living Gown
Iris van Herpen’s new bioluminescent dress made of algae debuts in Paris - 
            
      
Art and Science in a Grain of Sand
Filmmaker Mark Levinson on the kinship between disciplines 
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                    Lefties Aren’t as Creative as We Thought
In fact, righties may have the edge, contrary to popular belief
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                    “There Were Periods When I Felt He Ruined My Life”
Amanda Gefter talks about the exhausting and thrilling decade she spent writing about lost genius Peter Putnam
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                    What We Misunderstand About Robots
Sci-fi master Adrian Tchaikovsky on evolution, other minds, and the politics of science
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                    Making Art Out of Heartbeats
Allan Kaprow’s Time Pieces invites participants to feel time through shared awareness
 
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Hilma af Klint Celebrates the Supernatural in Nature
The Swedish artist’s eccentric botanic illustrations, on view publicly for the first time, weave mysticism with painstaking accuracy - 
            
      
Poetry Gives Us Power
How Marianne Moore’s poem The Fish helps us see the world more clearly - 
            
      
Thar Be Monsters
The art of unseen creatures and the dawn of science - 
            
      
A Sci-fi Artist Who Draws From Real Life
A conversation with artist Yiran Jia. - 
            
      
This Plaintive Song Is From a Land Without Lullabies
A rare tribe lacks music for dancing or soothing their young ones