Tag Archives: USA

1978: The Far Side of the Moon

Posted on December 4, 2018 by corvusfugit

Desiree E. Stuart-Alexander: Geologic map of the central far side of the Moon (1978) [detail]; full map here. (source)

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1903: The Phantom Ship

Posted on December 3, 2018 by corvusfugit

Frank Wilbert Stokes: The Phantom Ship, Atlantic Ocean (ca. 1903)

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1869: Mount Tamalpais

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

William Marple: Mount Tamalpais from Napa Slough (1869) The name “Tamalpais” derives from the Coast Miwok name for the mountain, támal pájiṣ, which means “west hill.” The Coast Miwok numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 before the arrival of Europeans to … Continue reading →

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2014: Is This Face Alive?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by corvusfugit

Using sets of morphed images created from animate (human) and inanimate (doll) faces, we found converging evidence across two studies showing that the motivation to connect with other people systematically alters the interpretation of the physical features that signal that … Continue reading →

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1861: Storm

Posted on November 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Approaching Storm: Beach near Newport (c 1861–62)

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2018: Is This the Face of God?

Posted on November 24, 2018 by corvusfugit

In order to measure people’s visualizations of God’s face, we used a nascent technique known as “reverse correlation.” In reverse correlation, a face is repeatedly and randomly overlaid with visual noise to create many pairs of contrasting faces. Participants see … Continue reading →

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2009: A Country Dentist

Posted on November 23, 2018 by corvusfugit

Participants were 40 Canadian-born psychology undergraduates (29 females and 11 males). They were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions. In the meaning-threat condition, participants read an absurd short story called ‘‘The Country Dentist.’’ The story is a modified … Continue reading →

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1903: Ship of the Desert

Posted on November 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

This publicity image of the SS Kaiser Wilhelm II in front of the Great Pyramids of Egypt was painted in the Otto Bollhagen studios around the time of the ship’s completion in 1903.  During World War I, the ship was … Continue reading →

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1865: An Unlikely Alliance

Posted on November 22, 2018 by corvusfugit

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an unlikely alliance was formed between the makers of pianos and the manufacturers of sewing machines. Both were products widely used by women at home, both were widely seen as triumphs of American … Continue reading →

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1943: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Posted on November 21, 2018 by corvusfugit

Dorothea Tanning: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) Artspeak If Art would only talk it would, at last, reveal itself for what it is, what we all burn to know. As for our certainties, it would fetch a dry yawn then take … Continue reading →

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