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Are Creative People More Dishonest? – Carmen Nobel via HBS Working Knowledge
Are Creative People More Dishonest? – Carmen Nobel via HBS Working Knowledge Picasso is attributed with saying “art is a lie that tells the truth”. Creative individuals have also been characterized as those who can hold two conflicting ideas in their mind without going insane. This study comes as no surprise, but as verification stoweboyd:…
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The fact that there was any debate over whether to call in experts on such a matter should tell you something about the integrity of Congress. It’d be one thing if legitimate technical questions directed at the bill’s supporters weren’t met with either silence or veiled accusations that the other side was sympathetic to piracy.…
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sexismandthecity: Untitled American artist Barbara Kruger has produced here a unique audio chess set where each piece on the board is a miniature speaker. Designed loosely on the famous 1924 Bauhaus chess design by Josef Hartwig in red and black Corian, every chessman contains a series of different audio recordings from classic Kruger questions such…
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Havel was different, in the end, from so many of his generation. Obsessed for so long with the tactics of destruction, few of them understood the importance of reconstruction. In fact, victory was not just toppling the old regime, victory was creating the institutions and symbols that would replace it. Because he was far-thinking enough…
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The investment company controlled by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia has agreed to acquire a “strategic stake” in Twitter, worth around $300 million. Kingdom Holding also owns major investments in Apple, General Motors, News Corp., and is the largest single investor in Citigroup. The attraction of such a big investor, particularly one with…
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jomc: The remnants of the acoustic defence system that once guarded England’s shores epitomise time’s contempt for technology. In the years between the invention of the aeroplane and that of radar, giant listening devices were constructed to capture the sound of approaching enemy aircraft. Initially, the sound locators took the form of huge ear trumpets:…
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OpenStructures Openstructures is a project of intrastructures.net The OS (OpenStructures) project explores the possibility of a modular construction model where everyone designs for everyone on the basis of one shared geometrical grid. It initiates a kind of collaborative Meccano to which everybody can contribute parts, components and structures. (via Home.)