News tagged with artistic representation


Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?

Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

The legend is that the great rulers of Canaan, the ancient land of Israel, were all men. But a recent dig by Tel Aviv University archaeologists at Tel Beth-Shemesh uncovered possible evidence of a mysterious ...





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Do computers understand art?

Do computers understand art?

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition ...


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Pigeons have eye for paintings: Japan study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pigeons may sometimes appear to randomly target city sculptures with their droppings, but according to a new Japanese study they also have the potential to become discerning art critics.


More Is Needed than Quota Laws to Increase the Number of Women Legislators

More Is Needed than Quota Laws to Increase the Number of Women Legislators

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Although women's representation in national legislatures around the globe has nearly doubled in the last 30 years, the average percentage of women legislators is only 18 percent worldwide. While many countries ...


Darwin complicit in manipulating photos

Biology / Other

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When Darwin came to publish The Expression of the Emotions in 1872, he employed images made by five photographers to illustrate the wide variation in human facial expressions. A new study of the way that two of these phot ...


Brain processes written words as unique 'objects'

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A new study provides direct experimental evidence that a brain region important for reading and word recognition contains neurons that are highly selective for individual real words. The research, published by Cell Press ...


Neural noise created during binocular rivalry

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neural "noise" may cause you to miss important changes in your environment when you are concentrating on something else, new research indicates.


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Brain represents tools as temporary body parts, study confirms

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 8

Researchers have what they say is the first direct proof of a very old idea: that when we use a tool—even for just a few minutes—it changes the way our brain represents the size of our body. In other words, ...


How Do We Perceive Art?

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neuroscientists at the University of Leicester are to work with a renowned international artist in order to gain new insights into perception.


Female Directors Pay Less for Companies in Mergers and Acquisitions: Study

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When taking over companies, female executives get a better purchase price than their male counterparts, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.


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The Role of Sleep in Learning New Words

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has demonstrated for the first time the importance of sleep in learning new words, and has shown the process has fast and slow components. The slow component is associated with ...



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