The Matthew Effect
Dear Artist, “The Matthew Effect” in economics was named after the verse in Matthew in…
Monthly Archives: January, 2013
The weak link in the virtuous circle
Dear Artist, “Virtuous circle” is a term used mainly in economics. It refers to a…
Grand Ceremonial Bonfire?
Dear Artist, Recently, Herb Parsons of North Haven, Maine, USA wrote, “It has come to…
The Stendhal Syndrome
Dear Artist, Last night, Aili Kurtis of Perth, Ontario, wrote, “I want to draw your…
Anatomy of a curve
Dear Artist, In magic tricks, the curve has its beguiling ways. If a magician needs…
A new vocabulary
Dear Artist, English is lacking when it comes to expressions of specific situations. In the…
Consecutive numbering
Dear Artist, Around the turn of the year several artists wrote asking about the numbering…
Over the risky cliff
Dar Artist, Being largely self-employed, we artists don’t have the problems of group stubbornness or…