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Matthews recalls that his father originally used a less accurate methods known as the "modified simplex method," which is a linear programming technique, because he lacked access to a computer...
...general, it's a positive addiction," says Bernard Gutin, a runner who is professor of applied physiology at Teachers College at Columbia. "Running seems to do away with linear thought; same with meditation. A lot of people find that they get creative solutions to problems. I suspect that the euphoria comes from emitting a lot of alpha waves, although there has been no study...
...their scenes in far less time than it took Kubrick. The result is a breathtaking series of space shots unlike anything seen before in a science fiction film. Says Dykstra: "We have spaceships crossing over planets all the time, and Kubrick never did. His ships are almost invariably linear and can be seen only from one angle. Ours are seen in all conditions and from all angles." Whereas Kubrick had only about 35 different effects, Lucas has 363. His accomplishment is even more impressive given his smaller budget. 2001 cost $10 million in less inflated '60s dollars; Star Wars...
Bruce Kushnik, a 25-yr old Cambridge composer and Brandeis grad, was sitting in the Mather House dining hall recently, animatedly explaining his theory of music--the distinction between linear and non-linear perception of time in music, or the structural differences between written forms of music and music conceived without notation...
Rings of concentric circles characterize Pepper's work. The artist likes to break up these circles with contrasting linear shapes that balance precariously in space. She said that she tries to use this effect to reflect the delicate inner nature of an individual...