Psych 156 Human Emotion

I experience such an emotional high when I listen to these lectures. I walk my dog (black) along the street (grey), trees are in full bloom ( white, yellow, pink, red), the sun (yellow) is shining, the sky is spring blue with a soft white trace of an airplane. Who flies it up there? I can hear birds chirping over my headphones, and I get this feeling of paradise where God shares with me secrets of life. I begin to understand that emotion is the "true six sense" that binds our social lives. Some people experience it through religion, some through science, some through art. I feel that learning has never been as enjoyable as now. Light warm breeze. Every tree is a tree of knowledge, but they are not dangerous yet. It is still spring. Probably even God doesn't know what is coming in the fall.

(no subject)

斯う活て居るも不思議ぞ花の陰
kô ikite iru mo fushigi zo hana no kage

to be alive like this
is a wonder...
blossom shade

translated by David Lanoue

какое чудо
быть живым - тень
цветущих вишен

дыбр

робот-пылесос умер. не выдержал неравной борьбы с собачьей шерстью.


робот-пылесос...
из бездыханной глотки тор-
чит собачья шерсть


update: задумался, как будет правильно написать по-русски (привет, Горчев) про умерший пылесос: в родительном или винительном падеже - "не выдержал борьбы" или "не выдержал борьбу". голос Клары Давыдовны, моей бывшей учительницы языка и летературы, говорит, что винительный, но написал я, из вредности наверное, в родительном. кто прав?

каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива ... одинаково

Four major emotional predictors of divorce ( 92% probability) detected during 10-minute series of conversations about family conflicts between spouses ( of western culture):

1. Criticism ( instead of praising; criticise 10 times more often than happy couples).
2. Contempt ( sneering, asymmetrical tightening of lips )
3. Defensiveness ( tit-for-tat)
4. Stonewalling ( non-communication; suppression - work by James Gross )

From the study of Levinson(?) and Gutmann(?) ( need to look it up) "Four horses of marital apocalypse".

Emotional "exits" for happy couples:
1. Play and laughter
2. Respect & equality ( do not allow for "loss of face") ( Dickerson and Kimeny(?) review - 2004 )
3. Forgiveness ( stress dissipation; capitalization - reciprocate on positive - Shelly Gabel (?)) cf. improvisation.
4. Disclosure, sharing of feelings.

"Five good acts for every bad one".

Psych 156 Human Emotion

dehumanization
http://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/140004006X

The death of the internal combustion engine

The MIT team has transformed the lowly wheel into a sophisticated robotic drive system that will power the City Car. Embedded in each of its four wheels will be an electric motor, steering and braking mechanisms, suspension, and digital controls, all integrated into sealed units that can be snapped on and off.

"We're eliminating the internal combustion engine," said Media Lab research assistant Ryan Chin , studio coordinator for City Cars. He said the four electric motors will enable a more efficient use of power by also dispensing with the transmission and driveline. "We're removing as much hardware from the car as possible."

In its place will be software that sets passenger preferences, changes the color of the cabin, controls the dashboard look and feel, and even directs drivers to parking spaces. "We think of the car as a big mobile computer with wheels on it," Chin said. "This car should have a lot of computational power. It should know where the potholes are." http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/02/18/18future/

absolutely fabulous.