Artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied widely in our daily lives in a variety of ways with
numerous success stories. AI has also contributed to dealing with the coronavirus disease …

No values figure as pervasively and intimately in our lives as beauty and other aesthetic
values. They animate the arts, as well as design, fashion, food, and entertainment. They …

It is critical now that we direct all our efforts at transitions to post-carbon and sustainable
futures. Currently, transitions are mostly handled by select expert groups who generate …

" The arts and particularly music are well-known agents for social change. They can
empower, transform, or question. They can be a mirror of society's current state and a means …

Highlights•Everyday aesthetics in design thinking promotes the inclusion of citizen-
designers.•Collaborative design thinking offers opportunities for creative …

This article provides a new perspective on collaborative art as a transformational force to
strengthen community and enhance well-being. We outline a best practices-based …

This paper introduces the special issue of Language Sciences on Sociolinguistics and
Language Creativity. Current interest in language creativity is located within a wider interest …

An aesthetic sense—a taste for the creation and/or appreciation of that which strikes one as,
eg, attractive or awesome—is often assumed to be a distinctively H. sapiens phenomenon …

This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the singular
gaze of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers …

In recent years, investigating the role of the body and the senses in religion has constituted a
most dynamic field in the Academic Study of Religion/s. ¹ What is now a fast-growing area of …