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• Taksim: Tranquility Before The Tumult

  

  Atatürk Monument in Taksim Square Gezi Park, May 15th, 2013.I recently travelled to Istanbul for the first time, attending a training workshop for business... Read more

  The 13 june 2013 by   Realizingresonance
  CULTURE, HISTORY, SPIRITUALITY

• Sympathy for Others and the Old Squash and Stretch, Aka Sympathy for the Objects

  Here we go again. It's complicated, but not really.The research is about the ability of 10-month old infants to feel empathy for others. That's nice, and not... Read more

  The 13 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Enlightened Enchantment?

  

  Over at The Atlantic, anthropologist Christine Folch wonders why Americans love science fiction and fantasy films, whereas Indians don’t. It’s Hollywood v. Read more

  The 14 june 2013 by   Cris
  DEBATE, HISTORY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Anthropologizing the Bible

  

  Wouldn’t it be great if some really astute people trawled the web every day in search of the best writing? It is in fact great and it’s being done by the good... Read more

  The 16 june 2013 by   Cris
  DEBATE, HISTORY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• History and Future of Higher Education

  HASTAC is organizing a course on this topic. From the course description:This is a curated collection of blog posts and op ed pieces on "The History and Future... Read more

  The 15 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Gene/culture Co-evolution

  Over at Language Log Mark Liberman has a good post on gene/culture co-evolution. The point of departure is an opinion piece that Simon Fisher and Matt Ridley... Read more

  The 13 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Music and Motion

  A couple of months ago I posted a precis of "Music and movement share a dynamic structure that supports universal expressions of emotion" by Beau Sievers,... Read more

  The 15 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Ponyo for Adults

  

  Reposted from a year and a half ago. Miyazaki is always worth thinking about.We know, of course, that cartoons aren’t just for kids, right? Read more

  The 17 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, MOVIES

• Some Varieties of Light Experience

  

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  The 16 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY

• Smile, and the Whole World Anticipates It

  From Medical Express:Smile and the world smiles with you—but new research suggests that not all smiles are created equal. The research shows that people actuall... Read more

  The 13 june 2013 by   Bbenzon
  CULTURE, SOCIETY