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"I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."
Many organizations are missing a key catalyst for excellence — and it’s not a new software program or workplace perk.
Anne Lamott and Neal Allen join us to discuss why embracing constraints can be the best way to find freedom in the craft.
The "Creativity Pioneers" proving that imagination
is a practical tool for social transformation.
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The revival of Pasto Varnish shows how living heritage can survive if knowledge is passed on in time.
Bryan Washington, author of “Palaver,” reflects on how moving to Japan and learning a new language shaped his writing.
In this excerpt from "America's Most Gothic," Leanna Hieber and Andrea Janes examine the history and folklore of Maine's vanished schooner.
A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.
Across planet Earth, dark and pristine night skies are an increasingly rare resource. These photos showcase the best of what we still have.
One does not simply make a meme go viral.
What made Leonardo da Vinci last wasn’t magic — it was process — and his study of fluids can help us win the long game.
The "Doctor Strange" director says mystery shifts your worldview — "not in a metaphorical sense, but in a deeply experiential one."
From religious iconography to modern mysticism, the human aura has been a subject of fascination across centuries and cultures.
Pessimissts are never disappointed, but are they also kinder?
Hugo-winning author Ken Liu explores what early cinema and Chinese poetry can teach us about AI's potential as a new artistic medium.
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
With no reliable way to discern the author of an artwork, we may eventually abandon the question of whether something was made by humans or not.
Will "Sausage Party" survive the test of time?
Burns’ latest documentary dives into the long-romanticized life and work of the Italian polymath.
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.
Have you ever noticed how many things you interact with but can’t name? So did we.
If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?
“I believe that in the future, there will be a Francis Bacon of AI art,” Saltz tells Big Think. “We just haven't seen that artist yet.”
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
The essential element needed for innovation is creative dissonance — and the keys to unlocking it were forged by bankers in Italy.
You've certainly seen the paintings — but they don't depict what you think they do. Benjamin Moser discusses with Big Think.
'Six Persimmons,' an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren't worth that much.
See the world through the eyes of a horse — or a cake pan.
Using peach and eggplant emojis as shorthand for sex may seem like a new thing, but Renaissance artists were experts at using produce to imply intercourse.