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Global Recorded Music Market Increased By 18.5% In 2021
Arts and Culture
Don’t Look Up Director Adam McKay On Climate, Misinformation And The Role Of Comedy
Jobs+Skills
Creativity amid chaos: how the cultural sector can help business
In an increasingly volatile business environment, the cultural and creative sectors can provide vital skills and human capital for corporate companies
United States
How bison are boosting biodiversity in the United States
Widespread restoration of bison to Northern Great Plains Tribal lands can help support food sovereignty and aid in the restoration of the prairie ecosystem.
Arts and Culture
Art Is Being Stolen And Sold As NFTs
COVID-19
COVID-19 hit the creative industries particularly hard. How can they be supported in future?
COVID-19 caused 10 million job losses in the creative industries. A new UNESCO report suggests ways to support these industries in future.
Arts and Culture
Struggling to solve a problem? Historian says that exposure to art could help
Art historian Amy Herman says that spending time with art can help us to improve our problem-solving skills, by transferring our observations into action
Economic Progress
How cultural and public services make cities more resilient to economic shocks
Public and cultural services help to mitigate the adverse effect of massive job displacement on a city’s population, according to three economists.
Arts and Culture
How teachers influence creativity: Evidence from music composition since 1450
The influential role of teachers and role models is highlighted in creative professions, where creative ideas are transmitted from teacher to student.
Arts and Culture
We shouldn't underestimate the power of cultural products. They can change the world
Entertainment products became an ever-more pervasive presence during the pandemic – so maybe it's time we included their creators in international forums.
Davos Agenda 2022
In a divided world, music can help to bring us back together
Music can be a powerful unifier – and we need it more than ever, argues Marin Alsop, who is creating the opening concert for this year's Annual Meeting in Davos.
Arts and Culture
This is how the Latin alphabet evolved over the last 3,750 years
Before there was English, or Latin, or even Greek, there was Proto-Sinaitic, a Proto-Sinaitic script derived in Canaan, around the biblical Land of Israel.
Arts and Culture
3 of the best science and tech books to read in 2022
The Conversation Africa asked academics to recommend the best science or technology-related books they read this year.
United States
Besides English and Spanish, which language do you think is the most commonly spoken in the U.S.?
In 2019, approximately 78% (241 million) of all 308.8 million people aged five and older reported speaking only English at home regardless of their nativity.
COVID-19
Why we can't forget about the cultural importance of rituals when treating infectious disease
Diseases have had a devastating effect on human populations throughout history, and ensuring cultural rituals can operate alongside scientific research is important.
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