Poiesis
Spirituality and religion
idea
Spirituality is a brain state we can all reach, religious or not
by Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan
Painting and sculpture
idea
Looking at portraits with an eye to evolutionary psychology
by Dan Sperber
Laughter and comedy
guide
How to laugh more
You don’t have to wait to be amused, there are ways to train yourself to enjoy the ‘cheap medicine’ of laughter every day
by Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky
Dance
film
How the language of dance enables war veterans to process trauma
24 mins
Stories and literature
idea
Craft your own renaissance with tips from Boccaccio’s Decameron
by Dan Turello
Music
idea
Bob Dylan turned American folk traditions into modern prophecy
by Timothy Hampton
Stories and literature
guide
How to create compelling characters
It’s not only writer’s intuition. Use personality psychology to create just the right blend of surprise and believability
by Kira-Anne Pelican
Artists and movements
film
One Kandinsky, one viewer and one guard, in a Moscow power station
6 mins
Artists and movements
idea
A human–silkworm collaboration shows the way to sustainable design
by Tomasz Hollanek
Stories and literature
idea
Time, like memory, is fickle: days wrap back on themselves
by Grace Linden
Creativity
guide
How to be lucky
Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity
by Christian Busch
Spirituality and religion
film
Close-ups on the faces of Spanish Holy Week convey the rapture of group ritual
16 mins