The Arbutus Foundation

Reasons to be cheerful was founded by artist and musician david byrne, who believes in The power of approaching The world with curiosity in art, in music, in collaboration and in life. Under The banner of byrne's non-profit organization, Arbutus, reasons to be cheerful embodies this sensibility, applying it now to The future of our world. Through stories of hope, rooted in evidence, reasons to be cheerful aims to inspire us all to be curious about how The world can be better, and to ask ourselves how we can be part of that change. Rtbc continues in its publication of free content, and this year launched its membership program and took large strides to expand its partnerships and fundraising.

Theater of The mind ("totm") was inspired by both historical and current lab research, totm takes you on an immersive journey inside how we see and create our worlds. Co-created by artist david byrne and writer mala gaonkar, The show uses stories from their own lives to shape a narrative you'll see, feel, taste and hear. As you explore intriguing environments, participate in a narrative and try a series of sensory experiments, your guide will question how beliefs, memories and even our identities are less fixed than we think. You may not be who you think you are. But we're all in it together. Totm completed its final development phase and had its world premiere run for 20 weeks at The denver theater center, sponsored by science sandbox, an initiative of The simons Foundation.