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Stephen Asma on “Imaginology”

May 27th, 2022 | Posted in imagination

There is an intriguing article at Aeon by Stephen Asma on the importance of imaginative cognition. In a desire to move beyond the binary of reason and emotion, facts and values, he writes: “After years of working on the problem, and countless conversations, it seems to me that what is required is a third path: […]

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Myths and Imagination

November 27th, 2021 | Posted in imagination, myths

Two items recently came to my attention that I think should get a wider circulation, both of which come from writer Philip Ball First is a book that came out this year but somehow missed my news feed. It is The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination by Philip Ball (University […]

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Who Are the Next Titans of the Imagination?

May 11th, 2013 | Posted in Forrest J. Ackerman, geek cultures, imagination, Paul Davids, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen

Earlier this week Ray Harryhausen passed away. There was a wealth of coverage all over the media, and as expected, the fan community expressed a lot of appreciation and a sense of loss with his passing. But this has got me wondering. In the past I interviewed Paul Davids who produced the documentary The Sci-Fi […]

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