Blurry, morphing and surreal – a new AI aesthetic is emerging in film

In a world where algorithms increasingly shape everyday life, many works of art are beginning to reflect how intertwined we’ve become with computational systems.

Holly Willis, Professor of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California • conversation
Nov. 20, 2024 • ~9 min

The science of beauty: how aesthetics can boost your mood and cognition

We locate beautiful items quicker than less appealing ones.

Irene Reppa, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Swansea University • conversation
June 24, 2024 • ~7 min

Solar farms, power stations and water treatment plants can be attractions instead of eyesores

Are facilities that produce necessities like energy and clean water doomed to be ugly? Not when artists and landscape architects help design them.

Margaret Birney Vickery, Lecturer in Art History, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
May 15, 2020 • ~9 min

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