NYTIMES (M.H. Miller) - American Utopia: Why Artists Can’t Stop Imagining a Better World
T’s annual Art issue explores how the idea of a good if elusive place has inspired great art, and vice versa.
NPR (Jon Hamilton) - In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.
NPR (Nathan Rott) - An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine
The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.
NYTIMES (Alexa Robles-Gil) - At a Bonobo’s ‘Tea Party,’ Scientists Find Hints of Imagination
By playing pretend with an ape, scientists found a human hallmark in our closest living relative: the capacity for make-believe.