NP49 Observation

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  In our current cultural moment, when the boundaries between public and private have been largely erased, Calle’s investigations are […]

  “If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a […]

  “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn vos Savant     […]

  Nicholas Humphrey is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at London School of Economics and Bye Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge. […]

  “The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. Each evening we see the sun […]

  “So to arrange things that the surveillance is permanent in its effects, even if it is discontinuous in its […]

It seems that Erving Goffman was not a nice man. He liked to ruffle feathers and watch the fallout. One […]

Daniel J. Simons is a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois where he heads the Visual Cognition Laboratory. […]

“No phenomenon is a real phenomenon until it is an observed phenomenon.” — Niels Bohr     In quantum physics, […]

The breakup of a high-profile Hollywood couple in 2004 was an underappreciated moment. When asked about it in an interview, […]

It’s rarely a good idea to take advice from a philosopher. (And yes, I’m a philosopher offering you that advice.) […]