“For thousands of years, we’ve known intuitively that stories alter our thinking and, in turn, the way we engage with the world. But only recently has research begun to shed light on how this transformation takes place from inside. Using modern technology like functional MRI scanning, scientists are tackling age-old questions: What kind of effect do powerful narratives really have on our brains? And how might a story-inspired perspective translate into behavioural change?”
Tag: 01.12.15
The Etymology Of “Cockamamie” Is Just That
Lexicographer Ben Zimmer talks to Lexicon Valley‘s co-hosts about the verkakte Yiddish origins of this meshuggene word. (podcast)
Top Posts From AJBlogs 01.12.15
NEA Reveals The Real Targets For Art Museum
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-01-12
Statistical Shenanigans: AAMD Plays the Numbers on Admission Fees (so does Indianapolis Museum)
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-01-12
Justifying the Strange Artist
AJBlog: PostClassic Published 2015-01-12
Monday Recommendation: Jimmy Greene
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2015-01-12
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Renzo Piano Wants To Fix Italy’s Blighted Suburbs
As soon as the architect became a member of the Italian Senate, “he handed over the office, along with his government salary, to six much younger architects and asked them to come up with ways to improve the periferie – the often run-down neighborhoods that ring Rome and Italy’s other major cities.”
The Last Time I Smiled: On Living With Facial Paralysis
Jonathan Kalb: “For the past thirteen years, my smile has been an incoherent tug-of-war between a grin on one side and a frown on the other: an expression of joy spliced to an expression of horror. … If a stranger approaches me smiling and I try to return the greeting, I watch the person’s face fade into apprehension and wariness.”