Tag: Ellen Winner

  • Nation & World

    Something darker than awe

    Professor Ellen Winner looks at what may be happening in the minds of viewers who are taking in Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s wrapped Arc de Triomphe.

    5 minutes
    France Arc de Triomphe.
  • Nation & World

    The aesthetic attitude to art

    Senior researcher at Project Zero and Boston College Professor of Psychology Ellen Winner’s latest book, “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration,” is based on years of research both at Harvard and BC, and looks at art through psychological and philosophical lenses.

    12 minutes
    Ellen Winner.
  • Nation & World

    Howard Gardner: ‘A Blessing of Influences’

    One of an occasional story in which Harvard faculty members recount their early influences, Howard Gardner recalls the mentors who helped to shape his early academic career.

    11 minutes