Spend a lot of time switching lanes during the commute? Your brain might not be able to resist three drinks and two pieces of pie later in the day. When humans have to make a lot of decisions, things go haywire. It’s called decision fatigue — and it’s hard-wired into our brains.
Tag: 08.21.11
Translating A Play About Martin Luther King For Moscow
Katori Hall, author of The Mountaintop: “Perhaps it was because of my previous visit” – when she experienced the particular Russian style of racism – “that I felt even more determined that a play about Dr. King, a man who preached about a colorblind world, would resonate loudly in the white, snowy streets of Russia. I was on a mission.”
Just What Is Charisma, Exactly?
Zachary Woolfe: “It’s a term used a lot but one too often skimmed over. When an artist is described as charismatic, I know what’s meant. You know what’s meant. But what is meant?”