Art and Culture

LISTEN | Math and literature are fundamentally intertwined :Ideas54:00Why mathematics and literature have more in common than you may thinkMath is everywhere — and if you look closely, it's key to uncovering an enthralling perspective on…
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Evan Brier’s recent book conducts a depressing literary autopsy, complete with case studies.Novel Competition: American Fiction and the Cultural Economy, 1965–1999 by Evan Brier. University of Iowa Press, 2024. 253 pages.Did you know…
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Vietnam War veterans are suing to block construction of United States President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., arguing that it would detract from the solemnity of nearby Arlington Cemetery. Having…
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The grant was about as large as the school’s annual budget. And like many of the agency’s other recent multimillion-dollar awards, it went to a handpicked recipient, outside the agency’s usual open competitive process. – The New…
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The use of artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping the music people listen to — sometimes without them realizing it. Millions of music listeners have recently encountered this shift through a viral Afro-soul cover of…
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March 11, 20262min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAI autocomplete doesn’t just change how you write. It changes how you thinkAI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased…
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The Trump-appointed head of a federal arts commission is proposing to replace them with a more ornate style favored by President Donald Trump. Those more decorative columns, a style known as Corinthian, are considered the most luxurious…
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First, a recapitulatory preamble: Some readers of these pages already know about the affront to the music and memory of Florence B. Price committed by noted Price advocate Yannick Nézet-Séguin, composer/conductor Wolfgang Dörner, and the…
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“The filmmaker, who also worked with Coogler on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, also asked that all the women in the theater stand up during her speech, thanking them for their support and honoring all the other female trailblazers.”…
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Habermas “theorized that democracy emerged and could continue to exist in a healthy form only if there was a space that was outside the control of the state, where deliberation and the exchange of ideas could freely occur.”…
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