Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Greetings Upper School Parents:
Happy Mardi Gras! To add to the celebrations of the apparent arrival of Spring, here is a fresh set of “Articles of Interest” for the start of March.
In Newsweek’s cover article, Sharon Begley addresses “brain freeze,” the “Twitterization of our culture,” and how the deluge of information paralyzes our ability to make good decisions in the topical article I Can’t Think.
In the ever-focusing world of web-searches, Steve Lohr’s article Google Schools Its Algorithm traces the ever-sharpening science of honing the accuracy of search engines. In this case, the recent success by IBM’s Watson in the Jeopardy challenge reveals the increasing power of computers to comprehend the nuances of human expression; a brave new world, indeed!
In the great world-sport of Cricket, the 2011 ICC World Cup is now well under way. Sunday’s New York Times has a great article covering Ireland’s underdog victory over England, seen through the eyes of undergraduate students at N.Y.U. Polytech. The final match of the Cricket World Cup will be played Saturday, 2 April in Mumbai, India.
From the sardonic world of art, Sunday’s New York Times also carries a great story about the illustrations, etchings, and stories of Edward Gorey. In the article Nightshade is Growing Like Weeds, Mark Dery traces the lasting influences of Gorey, who died back in 2000.
And to conclude this edition, MVS Alum Danny Beaty is generously referred to in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal article, titled Headed Uptown for a Harlem Renaissance.
Happy reading,
Sam Wagner
Head of Upper School
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