The Fall that Follows Creation
Creativity is often so focused on the finished object—the creation—that we fail to attend to what comes afterward. Yet, what comes next is also part of the process: it is how we react to and recover from what we have created.
Creative Retrospective
A new year gives the perfect opportunity to reflect on the way your life and work are unfolding. Start your year off right with a creative retrospective.
Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming A review of Agnes Callard's book Aspiration
In a recent article on aspirational living for the New York Times, How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth…
Building the Bridge Beneath Our Feet A review of Knowing Emotions by Rick Anthony Furtak
For all the great strides we’ve made in rationalism and reason, as a species we seem to be irrevocably ruled by our emotions. Is this a flaw for us to overcome with science, or can our emotions reveal to us the truth? Rick Anthony Furtak digs deep in his book Knowing Emotions.
How to Write a Meaningful Future from the Contentment of an Imperfect Present
What do I want to do with my life? is one of the most basic questions of our time on Earth, as well as among the most heavyweight. Philosophy professor Cheshire Calhoun makes her case for how to break it down in her new book, Doing Valuable Time.
Nevertheless Unable to Escape Ourselves
“We, human beings, are a species that’s not only capable of acting on hidden motives—we’re designed to do it,” write Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson in their new book The Elephant in the Brain.
Travelling the Limitless Mind: An Interview with Katrin Koenning
“Because it was about a state of mind, I knew that it was something that was going to have me throwing myself against the limits of representation. Translating emotionality and personal experiences into a picture is always going to be hard. “—Katrin Koenning, in our interview about her photography.
The Uniqueness of Human Crying: An Interview with Ad Vingerhoets
“Emotions are never caused by external events but rather by how we appraise certain events.”—Ad Vingerhoets, in our interview about human crying.
Language Shaping Thought: An Interview with Cognitive Scientist Lera Boroditsky
“Language is meddling even with this very basic perceptual experience. What seems to us so automatic, and so much driven by the world, is instead a combination of factors, including the language that you speak.”—Lera Boroditsky, in our interview about her research on language and thought.