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...reason that it meshes with my interests in psychology, in particular, [is] visual perception—how do we see a 3-D scene from a 2-D image?—and evolutionary aesthetics-—what are the properties of scenes, faces, and objects that most appeal to people?” Professor Pinker’s photographs have graced the covers of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience and pamphlets for conferences, though they have also been solicited for wedding invitations and tourist guides. He maintains a webpage on the Psychology Department’s site with...
...these citizens are not necessarily wrong: Prisoner brutality can never approach the viciousness and nihilism displayed by America’s terrorist enemies. But for many people living in the Middle East and the Muslim world—the very people whose hearts and minds America must appeal to—any missteps, torture or otherwise, fuels the notion that the U.S. is no different from its most brutal enemies...
Part of the appeal of live albums is that they often showcase musicians cutting loose, jamming a bit and taking risks that they might not take in the studio. The Sadies and Rauhouse all have terrific feeling and a great sense of the music; their playing is always tasteful, but they never really get to experiment. Still, this is a really great album, which is made all the more personal and engaging by the inter-song banter, applause and Southern-tinged “Thank you’s.” The conversational highlight comes, of course...
...printed in the New York-based newspaper Jewish Week, came from the text of a keynote speech that Summers delivered at an October fundraising event, which pulled in a whopping $35.8 million for the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of New York...
...commend President Summers’ efforts on behalf of the UJA,” professor of Psychology Patrick Cavanagh, a signatory of the Israel divestment petition, wrote in an e-mail. “I might mention that the United Palestinian Appeal is also a worthwhile charity...