Imagination
Mind and brain
idea
This is how your brain distinguishes reality from imagination
In terms of brain activity, imagining something is very similar to seeing it, so why don’t you confuse the two more often?
by Shayla Love
Stories and literature
idea
Why the concept of invisibility so captivates the imagination
From ancient fables to the latest science theory, invisibility represents some of humankind’s deepest fears and desires
by Greg Gbur
Focus and attention
guide
How to wait well
Instead of fuming in subjugated irritation, turn wait times into chances to connect, muse and think big about the future
by Jason Farman
Creativity
film
An improvised animation doubles as an absurdly fun lesson in creativity
Directed by Sasha Svirsky
Imagination
idea
In the architecture of the mind, where lies human imagination?
In the architecture of the mind, is imagination a built-in structural feature or a result of cognitive remodelling work?
by Michael Omoge
Imagination
idea
Aphantasia can be a gift to philosophers and critics like me
Aphantasia veils the past and the future from the mind’s eye. That can be a gift to philosophers like Derek Parfit and me
by Mette Leonard Høeg
Imagination
film
The street music of Montreal inspires an animator’s psychedelic joyride
A film by Ryan Larkin
Stories and literature
idea
Young women were the true originators of the Grimms’ Tales
Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella – the old fairy tales are full of female lust and hope, and most were told by women
by Christine Lehnen
Stories and literature
idea
There is an unseen smuggling operation between fiction and reality
Fiction is not quarantined from reality, as experts have long proposed. There is constant trade between the two worlds
by Daniele Molinari, Valentina Petrolini & Wolfgang Huemer
Love
film
Making love strange to imagine it anew – a startling, award-winning animation
Directed by Anushka Naanayakkara