Today’s global problems are caused by broken systems, but the studios still feed us a diet of movies focused on individuals ...

Susanne K Langer understood the indispensable power of metaphors, which allow us to say new things with old words ...

In a grim irony, his descendants – my grandmother and mother – struggled with drink. Here’s what I’d tell him about addiction ...

An animator makes sense of the trauma he experienced when he was sent to boarding school, and how an imaginary friend helped ...

Reflecting on the potential for extraterrestrial life can inspire awe and have a profound effect on your worldview ...

Love is not merely irrational – there’s a sense in which it’s also based on reason, which means we can get better at it ...

Seizures are often described as both terrifying and enthralling. Mine gave me a wondrous new take on consciousness and agency ...

Dig around in that noggin’ and save everything that’s worth saving’ – Case channels his MS diagnosis into a work of art ...