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fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

The Psychological Secret to Longevity

The phenomenon of time seeming to speed up with age or slow down under boredom presents a fascination, where subjective experience often clashes with clock and calendar time.
philosophy
fromSFGATE
1 week ago

The top 50 San Francisco Giants of all time

Winning was huge. The goal every season is to win it all, so players who contributed to successful teams got a bump, especially those from the dynasty years.
San Francisco Giants
Wellness
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Science and the elusive path to measuring human happiness: There are no 100% reliable methods'

Exploring happiness scientifically involves navigating subjective and ethical challenges, with researchers relying on direct inquiry about feelings to gauge well-being.
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

D.C. punk band Sex Faces' new album is a Rorschach test for listeners

Sex Faces' debut album highlights how art's meaning is subjective and varies from listener to listener.
fromApaonline
3 months ago

Comedy's Phenomenology

The challenge lies in attempting to define comedy, which Andrew Stott describes as 'a notoriously elusive quantity' that evades critical scrutiny the moment it's examined.
philosophy
fromPitchfork
3 months ago

Joshua Bonnetta: The Pines

"I abstract the sounds so that they would align more with my experience and the feeling of what I got from that place."
Music
fromJuxtapoz
3 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Timothy Lai's Magical, Enigmatic Self Emerges in "Still. Yet. Still."

In terms of concealment, I was curious about how we would read these figures under such terms. When we are not privy to their thoughts and actions.
Arts
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

There Is No Such Thing as the Best Observability Tool | HackerNoon

"There simply isn't a singular 'best' monitoring tool... there isn't a single tool which will cover 100% of your needs in every single use case."
DevOps
fromKotaku
4 months ago

Game Genres Are Completely Meaningless, And It's All Your Fault

Genres are inherently arbitrary labels that fail to encapsulate the infinite spectrum of art, leading to confusion and excessive restrictions in categorization.
Video games
Film
fromESPN.com
4 months ago

The silver screen on the sportsbooks: Inside betting on the Academy Awards

Betting on the Oscars involves significant subjectivity, akin to individual sports awards, with oddsmakers facing challenges due to the lack of quantifiable data.
Coffee
fromTasting Table
5 months ago

Cheap Coffee Vs Expensive Beans: How To Tell The Difference - Tasting Table

Good coffee is subjective, but high-quality coffee is defined by the harvesting, processing, and storage practices, which affect the final product.
philosophy
fromA Philosopher's Blog
5 months ago

Is that Legal?

Law is subjective and shaped by individual and cultural interpretations.
Determining the 'correct' legal theory is inherently problematic and subjective.
Conflicts in legal interpretation often arise from differing beliefs and intentions.
philosophy
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Why I Stopped Caring About Enhancing Everyone's Thinking

Critical thinking involves recognizing what one doesn't know and applying it only to subjects of genuine interest.
fromBig Think
7 months ago

Everyday Philosophy: If beauty is subjective, is "Shawshank Redemption" no better than "Sausage Party"?

Beauty is subjective, yet discussions on art's quality can lead to a universal understanding.
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