Beauty and aesthetics

Music
idea
True musical virtuosos are minimalists who put roll before rock
by Mike Edison

Technology and media
idea
Let’s use bold, beautiful hearing aids to celebrate deafness
by Jaipreet Virdi

Beauty and aesthetics
guide
How to curate (just about) anything
Sure, tidying up is a start. But it won’t get you to the kind of lived-in, personalised space that defines an ideal of home
by Glenn Adamson

Beauty and aesthetics
film
The quiet exuberance of wintering alone on an empty island off New England
14 mins

Philosophy of art
idea
When art transports us, where do we actually go?
by Harri Mäcklin

Compassion and empathy
idea
Empathy is, at heart, an aesthetic appreciation of the other
by Susan Lanzoni

Artists and art history
film
An artist’s serene moving paintings probe the surface of reality itself
16 mins