ArjenLucassen.com Where did the ‘gay lisp’ stereotype come from? | Science/AAAS | News JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—The notion of a “gay lisp”—an offensive stereotype to many people—has been a confusing phenomenon for linguists. For decades, popular depictions of gay men have sometimes portrayed them pronouncing the letter “s” as more of a “th” sound—even though studies have failed to find “lispier” speech in gay men than in straight men. Now, however, preliminary data from a small study presented here last week at the biannual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) show that young boys who don’t identify with their assigned gender use “th”-like pronunciation at slightly higher rates than their peers who do, although they seem to grow out of that tendency. The authors speculate that stereotypes of gay adults may be rooted in the speech of boys who go on to identify as gay. Munson wanted to explore how the crisp “s” speech style might emerge in young men. Surprisingly, samples from boys with gender dysphoria didn’t show that feature.
Literary Hub: The Best of the Literary Internet Olaf Stapledon William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) – known as Olaf Stapledon – was a British philosopher and author of influential works of science fiction.[1][2] In 2014, he was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Life[edit] During the First World War he served as a conscientious objector.[2] Stapledon became an ambulance driver with the Friends' Ambulance Unit in France and Belgium from July 1915 to January 1919; he was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery.[5] On 16 July 1919 he married Agnes Zena Miller (1894–1984), an Australian cousin.[2] They had first met in 1903, and later maintained a correspondence throughout the war. They had a daughter, Mary Sydney Stapledon (1920–2008), and a son, John David Stapledon (1923–2014). On Stapledon's religious views, he was an agnostic.[8] Stapledon was cremated at Landican Crematorium. Works[edit] In nations with "life + 70 years" copyright regimes, Stapledon's published works will be in the public domain from 2021.
Expert dreamers | Science At the Dream & Nightmare Laboratory at the University of Montreal, Elizaveta Solomonova is searching for expert dreamers: people who can visit dream land and report back accurately what they see, hear, feel, and even smell. For most of us, remembered dreams are filled with sights and maybe sounds. But so much more can happen when we sleep. In order to target other modalities like movement and touch, Solomonova uses subjects trained in Vipassana meditation, a practice that focuses on bodily awareness. An unseen presence During sleep the body limits movement, shutting off voluntary muscles. Why study dreams? Dreams and nightmares can wake us up, depriving us of sleep. Find out more More Links Dream and Nightmare Lab Keep in touch Stay informed with our full suite of e-mail alerts.
El libro perfecto para alguien como yo — Gris Tormenta Hasta no verte Jesús mío, de Elena PoniatowskaEra Acabo de leer la conocida novela Hasta no verte Jesús mío, de Elena Poniatowska (¡25ª edición!), publicada originalmente hace ya la friolera de más de cincuenta años. Cuando por primera vez apareció, la situación económica de mi familia era tal que nuestra mayor prioridad era sobrevivir; la literatura venía en un distante segundo término. Después pude comprar un ejemplar, pero permaneció en un oscuro rincón de mi casa, conocido solo de una que otra araña. Hoy su lectura me ha hecho una poderosa impresión, porque tras de vivir más de cincuenta años en el extranjero, sin hablar mi idioma, vuelvo a oír a la gente de mi barrio. Regresar a la página principal del blog
News - Studio Makkink & Bey Publications » DICE Most of our academic publications registered in HAL are listed below. Some other contributions, made in more open journals or forums, as well as in the Press, can be accessed from our personal Web pages, or from the Technical Blog of Dice. Journal articles titre Les données en question auteur Stéphane Grumbach, Patrick Valduriez article Interstices, INRIA, 2016, < Accès au bibtex Chasing data in the Intermediation Era: Economy and Security at stakes Aurélien Faravelon, Stéphane Frénot, Stéphane Grumbach IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016, Economics of Cybersecurity, Part 2 Accès au texte intégral et bibtex La Sphère des Données : Objet du Droit International et Européen Jean-Sylvestre Bergé, Stéphane Grumbach Journal du droit international (Clunet), LexisNexis, 2016 Conference papers Platforms as Governments Aurélien Faravelon, Stéphane Grumbach Stéphane Grumbach Book sections Reports
We Make Money Not Art Morals, Not Memories, Define Who We Are Have you ever wondered just what it is that makes you, you? If all your memories were to fade away, would your identity dissolve along with them? Would friends and family no longer perceive you to be the same person as before? For the 5.3 million Americans experiencing memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease, these frightening questions are more than just theoretical. Fortunately, science appears to suggest that being robbed of one’s memory does not equate with being robbed of one’s identity. Determining the factors that define one’s identity is an old philosophical problem that first received serious consideration in the 17th century by the early British empiricist, John Locke. This notion of identity as memory has received experimental support from psychology research. However, other scientists remain unconvinced of Locke’s premise, as some theorize that more central to identity is moral capacity—a variable that these previous studies did not adequately control for.
Institute of Critical Zoologists "The work to follow is an exploration of these complexities and reminds us that birds occupy a large and central part of that universe that human beings constantly carve out of nature." Ding Li “In contemporary society birds are, perhaps, both the most watched and most eaten animal on our planet. They have become a focal point of debates about a 'proper' relationship between humankind and nature, and about definitions of humanity itself.” Naoko Noguchi Against the very real environmental drama unfolding across the globe, multidisciplinary artist Renhui Zhao presents the exhibition A Bird in the Hand. Essays by Naoko Noguchi, Director of Social Programs, Ding Li, Expert in Bird Ecology and Kimiya Yui. Published by The Institute of Critical Zoologists (The Institute of Critical Zoologists publications are initiated by the Director of The Institute of Critical Zoologists) Published 2011 First Edition (500 copies) 26 images, 28 pages. More information here 25 imags, 48 pages. 16cm x 11cm x 0.6cm