The notion that intelligence is a measurable ‘something’ that is possessed by people in varying degrees is one of the ways in which we end up with an education system that fails the majority of those it is supposed to be helping. – 3 Quarks Daily
Tag: 09.09.19
Can Card Tricks Make The World A Better Place? These Magicians Are Giving It A Try
Reporter Claire Armitstead talks to prestidigitators who use their craft to comfort children in refugee camps, restore movement to hemiplegia patients, assist in research on cognition; treat dyslexia and and symptoms of autism, and teach surgeons how to relate to their patients as human beings. – The Guardian
Are Bots Defining Your Aesthetic? (Of Course They Are)
“The intelligent software agents that you interact with online are ‘intelligent agents’ in the sense that they try to predict your behaviour taking into account what you did in your online past (e.g. what kind of movies you usually watch), and then they structure your options for online behaviour. For example, they offer you a selection of movies to watch next. However, they do not care much for your reasons for action.” – 3 Quarks Daily
Peter Nichols, Playwright Of ‘A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg’ And ‘Privates On Parade’, Dead At 92
“Over a period of 15 years, from 1967 to 1982, [he] wrote some of the most brilliant and distinctive plays on the British stage. Yet he became sour and paranoid about the failure of the artistic establishment to pay him his rightful due.” – The Guardian
The Agreed-Upon Definition Of Museum Will Not Be Changed — For Now
Following “profound and healthy debate” at its Extraordinary General Assembly, the International Council of Museums postponed indefinitely a vote on whether to adopt a new definition of museums as “democratizing, inclusive and polyphonic spaces for critical dialogue about the pasts and the futures … aiming to contribute to human dignity and social justice, global equality and planetary wellbeing.” – Time
Kansas City Symphony Music Director Michael Stern Renews For Three Years, Will Then Retire
The 59-year-old conductor’s contract was to have expired at the end of this season; he’ll now remain on the job through 2022-23. In his 14 years there so far, he’s brought the KCSO increasing renown beyond Kansas City and enviable success at home: the orchestra’s classical concert series averages 94% of seats sold. – KCUR (Kansas City)
BMI, The Performance Rights Administrator Announces Record Collections For Musicians
BMI announced record revenues this morning, with $1.283 billion, up 7% over the previous year. The performing-rights organization also distributed and administered $1.196 billion to its songwriters, composers and publishers, its highest distributions ever, and a 7% or $78 million increase over last year. – Variety
Performance Art Is Hot Right Now. But There’s A Problem…
While museums have been embracing performance art, the investment-minded commercial art world has been slower to get on board. There is one obvious reason. – The New York Times
Petrenko’s Conservative Debut With Berlin Philharmonic Is Troubling
Alex Ross: “Conservatives in the orchestra and in the audience may be reassured, but this retrenchment is a troubling signal from a historically great orchestra that ought to be assuming a leadership role in global classical music.” – The New Yorker
The Arts’ Funding Model Failure To Pay Living Wages Need To Change
“Our failure to figure out how to pay entry and midlevel people a real wage will ultimately seriously negatively impact our very ability to survive. It’s not a sustainable situation, and it’s not going away.” – Barry’s Blog