Some scientists in Switzerland (of all places) seem to have figured out a way. (You didn’t think we were going to spill the secret in the blurb, did you?)
Author: Matthew Westphal
Want To Become A Less Rigid Thinker? Read Novels
“Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It’s a common condition, but a highly problematic one. The compulsion to quell that unease can inspire snap judgments, rigid thinking, and bad decision-making. Fortunately, new research suggests a simple antidote for this affliction: Read more literary fiction.”
Greece’s Public Broadcaster Will Be Back Soon, Say Officials
“The government promised to relaunch ERT within weeks, saying it was taken off air so suddenly only due to fears that workers would damage state equipment. … Many Greeks have little love for ERT journalists and the state broadcaster is often cited as an example of inefficiency, overspending and jobs given in return for political favors. … About 2,000 of its 2,600 employees are non-journalists.”
Joni Mitchell On Being Venerated
“Depends on the venerator. You know, I mean, in a certain way, honour died in World War II. You know, it just kinda died. Not very many people know how to do it anymore. If they honour you wrong, it makes you arrogant, because it stung. If they honour you right, it’s humbling because it’s inspiring.”
L.A.’s Center Theatre Group Can’t Stop The Deficits
“The 2012-13 fiscal year that ends June 30 is expected to yield the fifth consecutive splash of red ink since mid-2008 for the company that runs the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre.”
New $50K Book Prize Devoted To Military History
The Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize ” is open to scholars and popular historians, and comes at a moment when military history has a divided audience and identity.”
Pittsburgh Symphony Settles On New Musicians’ Contract A Year Early
“Management and musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have settled a new contract more than a year before the current one expires. The agreement calls for a 4 percent wage increase for the 2013-14 season, a wage freeze in 2014-15 and a 3 percent increase in 2015-16.”
Pay Your Interns, Judge Orders Hollywood Studio
“A Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled on Tuesday that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal and New York state minimum wage laws by not paying production interns who, Judge William H. Pauley III said, were effectively regular employees on the set of Black Swan.”
The Most Dire Scenario Yet For England’s Arts Funding
“More than four-fifths of English subsidised arts companies could lose their funding completely, the Arts Council has warned, after it modelled the effect of potential government cuts to the culture budget.”
Eliot Feld Expands His Dance Education Project Into NYC Public High School
“Every year, roughly 30,000 students … audition for Ballet Tech, formally known as the New York City Public School for Dance, which provides dance training run by Mr. Feld along with academic study for 156 students in grades 4 through 8. … Beginning in the fall of 2014, the organization will team up with the Professional Performing Arts High School, allowing the students to continue … through 12th grade.”