Sunil Iyengar

In this episode, we take stock of recent studies about book-reading through print and digital media, and how patterns may have changed during the pandemic. A transcript of this podcast is available at the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Some Stats on Book-Reading

Think of an anchor and you’re sure to picture a clunky steel appendage that grounds a vessel to a halt, or, in tattoo ink, graces Popeye’s forearms. Think of an “anchor institution” and you might construct an image just as leaden or, alternatively, cartoonish. By most definitions, community anchors are large and immobile, even if they typically are nonprofits with a social … [Read more...] about An Untapped Energy Source: Colleges and Universities as Cultural Anchors

In this episode, we consider art museums as venues for human flourishing, as tracked by NEA-supported researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. The source article is here. A transcript of this podcast is available at the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Positive Psych Researchers Take on Art Museums

I am his Highness’ dog at Kew; Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you? - Alexander Pope, “Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Royal Highness” Next month, the NEA will release a new strategic plan. For federal agencies, no less than for commercial or nonprofit entities, such documents are only as good as their owners. Who will monitor the resulting … [Read more...] about Sharing Ownership of a National Research Agenda for the Arts

In this month's episode, we consult an international study to learn how music-listening and music-making were affected in the first few months of the pandemic, and how these activities helped people better cope with their emotions. The source article can be found here. Go here for a transcript of this podcast on the NEA website. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Music and Mood Regulation in the First Wave of COVID