He had read in the morning paper that a ladies’ art guild was having a hanging of its paintings in Pirate’s Alley. Imagining that the paintings would be offensive enough to interest him for a while, he pushed his wagon up onto the flagstones of the Alley toward the variety of artwork dangling from the…
Died on this day in 1971 — the 20th Century’s greatest musician. Here is Pop’s #1 fan and keeper of the flame on the recent Mosaic release. Also, here is a recent interview with Ricky. gospelJazzLouis ArmstrongmusicRicky Riccardi
Died on this day 45 years ago. brian jonesRolling Stones
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Top-notch documentary about an amazing man and his sense of place (even the usually irritating talking heads such as Bono are for once palatable). Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the “Singing River,” as…
Special issue of Mind & Society. (H/T to Francesco Di Iorio) From April 8th to 10th 2013, the Herbert Simon Society held its first General Conference in New York. About fifty researchers from different countries and working in different areas attended the event. The conference focused on three topics which were identified as particularly relevant in…
Here’s is a series of excellent stigmergic renderings. distributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeemergent orderstigmergicstigmergic cognitionstigmergic epistemologyStigmergy
Unfortunately, my feet could not keep pace with my soul (p. 197). Some musk which my system generates must be especially appealing to the authorities of the government . . . Like a bitch in heat, I seem to attract a coterie of policemen and sanitation officials (p. 198). Perhaps the Quarter will provide me…
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This from MIT Technology Review (H/T to Mark Frazier). He believes that neurobiological research has a distinctly philosophical purpose. There was something that appealed to me because of my interest in literature and music. We wouldn’t have music, art, religion, science, technology, economics, politics, justice, or moral philosophy without the impelling force of feelings. I would…
