Complete Digitization of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus(openculture.com)

123 points by emmelaich 1 year ago | 39 comments

An Introduction to the Codex Seraphinianus, the Strangest Book Ever Published(openculture.com)

95 points by vinhnx 8 months ago | 19 comments

The Met releases high-def 3D scans of 140 famous art objects(openculture.com)

323 points by coloneltcb 7 months ago | 68 comments

Open Culture article reporting that the Metropolitan Museum of Art released high-definition 3D scans of 140 famous art objects, including sarcophagi, paintings and sculptures.

Hear the "Amati King Cello", the Oldest Known Cello in Existence(openculture.com)

71 points by tesserato 8 months ago | 35 comments

The 18th-century French media stoked a werewolf panic(openculture.com)

74 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 21 comments

French artists in 1899 envisioned what life would look like in the year 2000(openculture.com)

219 points by gslin 2 years ago | 125 comments

World's most popular painter sent his followers after me because of my review(news.artnet.com)

352 points by throw0101a 3 years ago | 153 comments

Artnet News opinion piece by Ben Davis on being targeted by painter Devon Rodriguez's followers after a critical review, and on 'parasocial aesthetics'.

There is no epidemic of loneliness, but there is an epidemic of scurvy(experimental-history.com)

59 points by luu 1 month ago | 31 comments

An Experimental History Substack essay by Adam Mastroianni arguing there is no loneliness epidemic but there is an epidemic of scurvy.

Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity(noahpinion.blog)

526 points by bankershill 3 years ago | 485 comments

Noah Smith's Noahpinion essay arguing that eliminating or delaying advanced math instruction in public schools will not improve educational equity.

Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public(time.com)

347 points by binning 11 months ago | 146 comments

TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

The Sagrada Família takes its final shape(newyorker.com)

349 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 185 comments

A New Yorker magazine article on the Sagrada Família nearing completion and whether Gaudí's basilica is a masterpiece or kitsch.