"After my lecture, as I was about to set out in search of The Works, a French student approached me to mention a nearby museum called The Museum of Innocence, founded by the Turkish novelist and Nobel ...

When immigrants first arrive, everything is new for them, and they must work to re-purpose their lives. Many volunteers, including artist Roni Breite, guide them in doing that. In a similar way, ...

Here’s a little fact that’s sure to impress at this evening’s cocktail: today, Sept. 25, is the 50-year anniversary of Ruscha’s 1962 poster. (Courtesy Norton Simon Museum) Here’s a little fact that’s ...

Seeing faces in common objects is not unusual. You might have seen the “man in the moon”, or seen faces in electrical outlets or sliced bell peppers. A new study from the National Institute of Mental ...

Here is a nice video from Veritasium.com that asks random people about the motion of falling objects with different masses. A classic question and a question that is very commonly misunderstood. There ...

In his inaugural address this past January, President Biden quoted, of all people, the Fifth-Century Christian saint, Augustine of Hippo. In City of God, Augustine famously defined a "people"--what we ...