Also discovered are a large variety of objects, from arrows to beads to lice combs.
Tag: 12.21.16
How Our Sense Of Time Became Defined By Economics
“Time’s unknowable perils contributed to the flourishing of economic thought. But then something interesting happened. The creature became the creator: The economy re-invented time. Or, to put things less obliquely, the age of exploration and the industrial revolution completely changed the way people measure time, understand time, and feel and talk about time.”
When The Science Of Mistakes Made A Big Mistake
“This scientific study of scientific bias would ignite a romance of the mind, one that spanned several decades and ended up transforming both psychology and economics. Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky went on to show that mistakes in human judgment are not exceptions but the rule, resulting from a host of mental shortcuts and distortions that cannot be avoided. We do not behave like “rational actors,” as economists once presumed; rather, we’re predictably misguided—subject to a “bounded rationality.” Tversky went on to win a MacArthur “genius” grant on the basis of their work. Kahneman would get a Nobel Prize.”
The Wonders Of Neapolitan Christmas Crèches
Garry Wills looks at the spectacular detail and the particular idiosyncracies of the collection of figurines at the Chicago Art Institute.
The State Of The Play In London’s West End
You want a good ticket to a play in London? Head to the box offices on September 20, when about a quarter of tickets haven’t sold just before the curtain rises.
Can China’s Film Industry Serve Up A Global Blockbuster? We’re About To Find Out
“The Great Wall, an epic fantasy film that cost at least $150 million to make, opens with Matt Damon fleeing on horseback through red stone formations in Northwest China. A snarling swarm of razor-toothed green monsters is hot on his heels.”
Ballerinas Take Back The Streets Of Cairo For Women [VIDEO]
In a smart, arts-focused campaign that’s gone viral, the ballerinas use photos and video to show off the ancient city in a new way.
Why Courbet’s ‘Origin Of The World’ Still Has So Much Power After 150 Years
It’s not just because it’s a picture of a naked lady, because there are plenty of those.
Actress Michèle Morgan, 96, Legend Of French Cinema
She gave her star-making performance in Le Quai des Brumes at age 18, went to Hollywood at 22 (where “RKO didn’t know what to do with me”), returned to France after World War II and became the first-ever best actress winner at Cannes.
How Did Red And Green Become The Colors Of Christmas? You Can Thank Coke For That
In 1931 “Coca-Cola hired an artist to create a Santa Claus. They had done this before, but this particular artist created a Santa Claus that we associate with the Santa Claus today in many ways: He was fat and jolly — whereas before he was often thin and elf-like — and he had red robes. … And so the fact that all these things came together — this friendly, fat Santa in these bright red robes, which, I don’t think is a coincidence, match the color of the Coke logo — this really took hold in American culture.”