The Five Proofs

• In the 1950s, psychologists were focused on behaviourism while mostly ignoring emotions.
• The word "emotion" did not exist in the English language until the early 17th century.
• For centuries, the mental state to which "emotions" now refer were called either passions or af...

The way we interact and understand art is dependent on how the narrative of art history has been produced.

For example, art flourished during the Renaissance. One of the main sources about artists of this time comes from the book 'Lives of the Artists', written by Italian ...

In the Western world, a five-day working week has been the norm for less than a century.

• The Reformation carved out Sunday as a holy day in Europe.
• 19th-century bosses started granting a half-day holiday on Saturdays.
• Industrialists such as Henry Ford pioneered the ...