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...instability ensues and, at some point, the center ceases to hold. "Before we reached a climate tipping point we'd expect to see lots of record heat and record cold," says Carpenter. "Every example of sudden climate change we've seen in the historical record was preceded by this sort of squealing...
...ease with which Wilkinson creates slower, warmer melodies is impressive. While the found sound production aesthetic of his past work is still noticeable, the increased presence of electric guitar allows the structure of each track to catch hold. Filtered through a resonating old gramophone-type effect, the guitar acts sort of like sun glare, transfiguring the simple chord progressions and also making them perfect sleep music. “Lovers Carvings,” in particular, features ideally lustrous guitar work that gets along well with a late afternoon outdoor nap. Wilkinson’s real skill, though, is crafting...
...showing at the MFA through Oct. 18—possesses a subtlety, a freshness, and a combination of handcrafted simplicity and technical complexity. The pieces in the collection gather influence from the natural settings of their creations and the organic condition of their materials. However, an exhibit of this sort can only focus on one of these aspects—either internal or external—and the pistachio green walls of the furniture-store showroom set-up lack the ability to portray context. The emphasis on the natural attributes of the raw materials comes through, but it also shortchanges...
Finally, there's the idea that we like to hang with people who are like ourselves. Cornell food sociologist Jeffrey Sobal explains that "especially among two overweight people, there's a sort of permission-giving going on. We're encouraging each other to eat more...
Salvy, who is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, refers to this phenomenon as a sort of feedback effect. Conversely, she suggests, overweight diners are more likely to tone down how much they eat in front of skinny people to avoid the stigma of overeating...