I wrote about the value of looking closely at things that we don’t like or understand—a habit that many of us otherwise seek to avoid.

I recently wrote a piece for the Center for the Future of Museums Blog: Painting in Blue

Western art is replete with images of the sublime and inspirational, but it also includes myriad pieces that depict violence, racial injustice, and pain, forcing viewers to confront what makes us uncomfortable, what we don’t like, and often, what we don’t understand. 

Visual literacy is the ability to see what's there that others don't. Test yours here.

To gather data successfully from what we observe, we cannot assume anything—including who someone is—based on a feeling, a look, or what we might have experienced in the past. 

Our perpetual, byte-sized interactions are not only a detriment to our concentration, focus, productivity, and personal safety, but they’re also hurting our intelligence.

Reactions to an impromptu installation prompted reactions on social media, causing the hackneyed debate about what, exactly, constitutes a work of art.