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That yawn was the first sign that you're not so awake as you think. After about 18 hours without sleep, your reaction time begins to slow from a quarter of a second to half a second and then longer. If you're like most people, you will start to experience bouts of microsleep--moments when you zone out for anywhere from two to 20 seconds and drift out of your lane or find that you have to keep rereading the same passage. Your...
eyelids start to droop more severely, and by the 20-hour mark you begin to nod off. Your reaction time, studies show, is roughly the same as someone who has a blood-alcohol level of 0.08--high enough to get you arrested for driving under the influence in 49 states. You forget to do things like double-check the spelling of a name or set the brake when you stop on a hill...
...when it comes to base materiality or any similar strategy specifically designed to provoke a strong visceral response from the viewer. The problem is not that these strategies don’t suceed, but rather that they suceed far too well. At a certain point I think the visceral-reaction-inducing qualities begin to take over the entire work, and—precicesly because they succeed so well in provoking a reaction—it becomes hard for a work that is anything other than uni-dimensional to compete...
Clapping, singing and dancing brought Memorial Church to life this weekend thanks to the Kuumba Singers—a description as fitting for the reaction of the audience as the singers’ performance. Permeated with the strong culture of African music, jazz and gospel, the choir and band moved the crowd emotionally and, in many cases, physically. For two and a half hours last Saturday night, the world was on hold for the overflowing audience as the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College brought the audience to its feet with a spiritual, energetic show...
...reaction of many here to Dartboard’s decision to quit has reassured Dartboard that he made the right choice. Although their remarks of “Oh man, now I have one less friend!” and “Oh well you’re not my real friend anymore either” were made in jest, there was just enough truth behind them to show why thefacebook is so messed up. While Dartboard is often a voice in the dark, he hopes that on this issue he will be joined by many others...