A scientific dispute spanning six decades about fundamental mechanisms of visual perception in mammals has now been settled.

When animals move through complex visual environments, the brain cannot afford to analyze every detail one by one. Instead, ...

From Franklin's "Join or Die" woodcuts to editorial cartoons, the AIDS crisis to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, art has captured America's struggles.

Why visuals matter in your Obsidian note-taking system ...

Australian startup Hootnotes is tapping into the growing number of employees working remotely with a collaborative workspace platform designed to simplify how teams organise ideas and projects. The ...

Responding to whether about Rs 9.21 lakh crores worth of currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations issued after demonetization, have gone out of circulation, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said, “No ...

Know what message you’re trying to communicate before you get down in the weeds. by Scott Berinato Not long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations, or dataviz, was a nice-to-have skill.

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to ...

To know Mohammed Ghani Hikmat (1929-2011), was to know Iraq … well, Baghdad — vibrant, dynamic, proud, and all-embracing. With a long, productive career, his work valued by museums and collectors ...

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