Cognitive Science

3 articles

A person meditating in an art gallery, experiencing a deep emotional connection with abstract art.

What is Mindful Art Appreciation and Why Does It Matter?

A recent study at the Tate Modern found that visitors who engaged in a 5-minute guided mindfulness exercise before viewing a challenging abstract piece reported a 40% increase in emotional connection

Yasmin El-Sayed·August 21, 2026

A glowing AI interface in a dark room with a human hand reaching towards it, symbolizing the debate on AI consciousness and understanding.

Culture

Mind vs Room Analogy Consciousness Explained: AI Challenges Understanding

Despite generating human-quality text and passing complex exams, a leading AI system recently failed a novel common-sense reasoning test designed to expose the limits of its 'understanding.

Eleanor Voss·June 15, 2026

A person reading a physical book on the left, contrasted with someone passively scrolling on a digital device on the right, illustrating comprehension differences.

Books

Physical books boost comprehension, digital reading may slightly harm it.

In 2023, a meta-analysis involving 470,000 participants found a small but consistent negative relationship between leisure reading on digital devices and reading comprehension, according to oej .

Claire Donovan·June 3, 2026