Netflix Responds to Criticism, Changes Its Sexist Description of ‘Pocahontas’
From an angry tweet to an actual change.
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A Conversation With the Psychologist Behind ‘Inside Out’
Emotions expert Dacher Keltner, who advised director Pete Docter throughout the making of the new Pixar hit, dives deep into the science of emotion, and tells us how Inside Out could teach Western culture an important lesson.
What Makes You So Smart, Creativity Cultivator?
Noah Davis talks to creative Oni Hartstein about reading, drawing, creating communities, and how a trip to Disney World changed her life.
Herculean Dimorphism
The latest in a series on how Disney characters are perfect examples of extreme sex dimorphism.
Barbie Saves Borneo
Dan Murphy of the Christian Science Monitor (remember them?) highlights an unlikely success story for environmental organizations, and…
Steal Your Face, Disney-style
Madame Tussaud, step aside. Walt Disney Company scientists (not at an oxymoron, it turns out) have developed a…
Belief in ‘Balance of Nature’ Hard to Shake
Take that, hakuna matata. The Disney-fied notion that, left to its own devices, nature will always revert to an idyllic equilibrium is a dangerous fallacy, say two researchers. The cultural bias colors discussions on climate change.