I Run ‘Facial Recognition’ on Buildings to Unlock Architectural Secrets Peter Christensen, The Conversation Arts & Culture, Society & Culture, Uncategorized About a decade ago, a modest update to Apple’s iPhoto software showed me a new way to study architectural history. The February 2009 update added facial recognition, allowing users to tag friends and loved...
Pieces of Time Locked in 20th Century Interior Design Jade Pulman Arts & Culture Once a luxury for Egyptian pharaohs and royal families, interior design has come a long way from its origins to include all classes of society. As modern houses transformed into homes, everyone wanted to...
Deconstructing the Culture of the American Female Politician Lisa La Valle-Finan Government, History, Politics & Economics If the United States empowers American women, where are the women Presidents in America? When Carly Fiorina was questioned about her elect-ability, I couldn’t help but wonder, while Americans believe in...
Shame on You, Shame on Me: Shame as an Evolutionary Adaptation Jalees Rehman Psychology, Science & Medicine Can shame be good for you? We often think of shame as a shackling emotion which thwarts our individuality and creativity. A sense of shame could prevent us from choosing a partner we truly love, speaking out...
How Language Can Be a Homeland Diana Babineau and Sophie Murguia Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Society & Culture In the following three pieces, authors Emeka Ogboh, Jason Tucker, and Luana Monteiro discuss how language has impacted their sense of home in various ways.
Fake it Till You Make It: How China’s Knock-off Market Impacts Ancient Folk Crafts Annie Katsura Rollins Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Society & Culture China’s rapidly developing economy—and resulting consumer culture—is re-popularizing one of the country’s oldest folk arts: “Like most things in China, where there is profit, there is counterfeit.
Travel Writing in the Twitter Age Sarah Tory Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Psychology Six months ago, Paul Salopek walked out of Herto Bouri, Ethiopia, heading northwest across the parched expanse of the Great Rift Valley. He will be walking for the next seven years. Salopek, a Pulitzer...
