Author: Douglas McLennan

Why Does Time Sometimes Seem To Slow Down Or Speed Up? Scientists Now Have An Answer

“Since the brain estimates the passage of time by how much information is stored within a given interval, richer memories make it feel like more time has passed. What’s neat is that this explanation sheds light on other ways that time can feel bendy to us, on all different sorts of scales. For instance, if you look up at a clock on the wall, you’ll notice that as you first look at it, the second hand seems to be frozen in place, then after a moment proceeds to move normally. That’s because the brain pays more attention to new stimuli.”

A Survey Of The Literature On Benefits Of The Arts

The team at Createquity gathered up all the research they could find on how the arts improve lives and tried to organize it in usable form. “Over the past half century, hundreds of researchers have spent thousands of hours and millions of dollars grappling with these questions. And while the literature still has a ways to go before we can consider the answers definitive, it is becoming clear in at least several arenas that it’s not just our imagination: arts participation really does improve lives.”

Ten Contemporary Operas By Ten Women

“I’ve often been referred to as ‘that impudent brat.’ You’re impudent when you’ve no claim to power. But does anyone call a young man ‘impudent’? Instead he’s ‘that gutsy fellow,’ and ‘gutsy’ in this context means he commands respect and attention. Some male presenters proudly broadcast: ‘Now we’re presenting an all-women festival’ or ‘Now we’re focusing exclusively on women conductors,’ and yet if their inner attitude is ‘Now we’ve done our part and may continue on as before,’ nothing changes.

British Film And TV Academy Says Non-Diverse Films Won’t Be Eligible For Major Awards Starting In 2019

“To be eligible for the two awards, films must prove they have worked to improve diversity in two of the four following areas: On-screen characters and themes; Senior roles and crew; Industry training and career progression; Audience access and appeal to under-represented audiences. The measures comply with the diversity standards the BFI (British Film Institute) uses to guide its activities and the projects it funds.”

Cruise Ship Art – It’s The Biggest Art-Selling Gallery In The World

“Park West was founded in 1969, is based outside Detroit, and boasts it’s the world’s biggest art gallery. It sells pictures and sculptures at thousands of live auctions held on more than 100 ships each year. Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival all host Park West. And they all get a cut of the revenue. Park West has had annual sales as high as $400 million and counted more than 2 million customers. With those big numbers come bitter complaints.”

The Hazards Of David Foster Wallace Disease

“The specific quality of Wallace I wanted to mimic is what I’d call his gift of sight. He had a way of generating luminosity by perfectly capturing tiny pieces of sensation spliced out from even the most banal moment of consciousness—his descriptive powers could give the sound of an air conditioner the consequence of a dying star. He had seemingly endless receptivity.”

Nina Simon On Five Tools That Can Help A Museum Manage Growth

“The biggest mistake I made as we grew was not to proactively address my personal fears and hesitations about growth. I resisted building better structures. I didn’t own up to their necessity, impact, and tradeoffs. Now, I own it. Now, instead of resisting growth, I’m learning how to make structure work for us–so we can continue to grow in ways that are gloriously, radically collaborative.”