Articles of Note

Darwin referred to humor as ?a tickling of the mind.' But seriously: What actually happens in our brain when we laugh?... more »

New Books

Whose Enlightenment? The era was a fount of peace and progress and secularism. It also gave birth to a dangerous urge to reshape the world... more »

Essays & Opinions

Redemption by perception. Everyday objects may not hold our interest, but ? in art as well as in life ? our ways of seeing are what shape all else...... more »