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Or settle down with a glass of wine and a good book to test it for yourself). ... May 21st, 2015Thomas Meaney on the diaries of J.M. Coetzee (now held at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin) in the latest LRB:

In the time of Covid-19, my PhD research has turned into a full-scale practical test on the work of the library in framing written culture. ... Richard kept a diary of his travels, which includes numerous sketches, including this picture of the litter

Or, Proteus, in extremis, again. The test for actor, and character, is how much sympathy he genuinely thinks he deserves, as he sets out his dilemma. ... Proteus, auditioning for a role in Bridget Jones’s diary (2.6.9-16) #2Dudes1Dog #SlowShakespeare.

There are parallels in social and economic theory too, but the point here is ‘not a scientific account of how people act’, but ‘a scientific account of people’s intuitive theory ... unaided tests.

Malcolm tests Macduff by claiming to have boundless appetites: ‘my more-having would be as a sauce / To make me hunger more’. ... See his Dementia Diary: Poems and Prose (2008). John Killick, ‘Helping the Flame to Stay Bright: Celebrating the

They propose further experiments, on humans and indeed on other species, ants and bees for example, to test the idea. ... They wanted to test participants with the same stimulus each time, but ideally they wanted them to respond as if the person they

Many experiments test how our minds work by seeing how we react to hypothetical scenarios or stimuli ‘that lack some realistic features’. ... What about today? Well, a lot of psychological research is carried out in and around economics, business,

Malcolm tests Macduff by claiming to have boundless appetites: ‘my more-having would be as a sauce / To make me hunger more’. ... See his Dementia Diary: Poems and Prose (2008). John Killick, ‘Helping the Flame to Stay Bright: Celebrating the

They propose further experiments, on humans and indeed on other species, ants and bees for example, to test the idea. ... They wanted to test participants with the same stimulus each time, but ideally they wanted them to respond as if the person they

Economic and Social History. Thursday, 27 October, 5 PM, Lecture Theatre, Trinity Hall. ... Venue: Keynes Room, CUL. Early Modern Economic and Social History. 12 May, 5pm in Room 12 of the History Faculty.