זוכה פרס נובל פרופ' דניאל כהנמן בחר לסיים את חייו לפני שנה בהמתת חסד בשוויץ בגיל 90, כך חושף היום הוול סטריט ג'ורנל. ● בגיל 7 הוא שרטט את הגרף הראשון שלו: הדרך של פרופ' דניאל כהנמן, זוכה פרס נובל ומה למדנו ממנו● הפסיכולוג שהפך את עולם ההשקעות על ראשו לפי ג'ייסון צווייג כותב ותיק של הג'ורנל שטורו השבוע מתפרסם גם בגלובס בעברית, פרופ' כהנמן שלח למספר חברים קרובים מייל ובו הודיע להם כי ב-27 במרץ 2024 יסיים את חייו בשוויץ ובו כתב ״אני לא מפחד מהמצב של אי-קיום. אני חושב על המוות כמו ללכת לישון ולא להתעורר". כהנמן, נולד…
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Renowned Israeli choreographer Sharon Vazanna brought two breathtaking productions to the Trutnov Community Center stage with the assistance of the Israeli Embassy in April of this year.Vazanna, founder of “Sharon Vazanna Body in Dance,” is an independent choreographer and dancer who has performed throughout Europe and the United States in festivals and various venues.Since her successful studies in Rotterdam and Jerusalem, she has repeatedly collaborated with top artists from all over the world. Her work has already brought her a number of awards, the most significant from the Ministry of Culture for Artistic Dance for Young Choreographers.Sharon Vazanna &…
Israeli “one-man orchestra” Adam Ben Ezra performed at the International Jazz Festival in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in April/May, marking an extraordinary come back for Israeli artists in the event.“Adam is an amazing showman. It was wonderful to see the cheering audience,” said Israel’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan Zehavit Ben Hillel. “We all enjoyed his lively performance, his innovative use of a looper device and his wonderful use of the double base as a percussion instrument, as if he is reinventing the double bass.”“The experience felt as if a whole orchestra was on stage, and not just one, very clever musician,” Ben…
In the spring of 2022, a solo exhibition of Israeli visual artist Beverly Barkat’s “Mass Movement Energy” opened at Da Xiang Art Space, a well-known academic art gallery in Taichung in central Taiwan. The exhibition – the first of its kind in Asia – displayed 18 spectacular oil paintings and ink drawings, presenting Barkat’s exploration of matter in the universe, and specific motions that unveil a complex, yet subtle dynamic of painting.This is the second time that Barkat exhibited her works in Taiwan. Her work “After the Tribes” was shown for the first time in Taiwan during the International…
Hamas threatening Israel with freezing the release of hostages last week was no shock to a former employee of the Biden administration, as he explained in an op-ed in The Washington Post on Friday.Brett McGurk served as deputy assistant to the president and White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa from 2021 to 2025 under the Biden administration."These latest threats are part of the same pattern," McGurk wrote. "[Former] President Joe Biden was right to stand firmly by Israel and demand the release of hostages by Hamas. And President Donald Trump is right to do the…
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov demanded the release of hostages held in Gaza in telephone calls on Sunday and Monday with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, the Russian foreign ministry said.The statement followed a series of meetings and calls between President Vladimir Putin and Middle East leaders in the past week.The ministry said Bogdanov's conversations highlighted the military and humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Russia "confirmed its principled position on the need to cease hostilities and urgently resolve all humanitarian problems that have arisen, including the release of hostages." The statement did not make clear whether Russia sought…
A 3D reconstruction of the face of Kimmeridge Woman, a young woman who lived in Dorset approximately 2,000 years ago, will soon be on display at Wareham Town Museum. The exhibit, featuring both the physical model and a digital version, will open when the museum reopens on April 5, according to the Daily Mail.Amber Manning, a bioarchaeology master's student at Bournemouth University, undertook the project as part of her degree. Using photogrammetry, 3D printing, and facial reconstruction methods, she recreated the face of Kimmeridge Woman. "I really wanted to work on ordinary women for my master's project, and this…
New research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade route. The study, which analyzed 22 feline remains from 14 archaeological sites in China, found that fourteen of the bones belonged to domestic cats. Researchers sequenced nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and discovered a specific genetic marker known as clade IV-B. This genetic signature matches data from a cat that lived between 775 and 940 CE in Jankent, Kazakhstan, indicating a close genetic relationship and supporting the hypothesis that domestic cats were transported along the Silk Road.DNA analysis indicates that domestic cats…
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In the wake of a significant surge in antisemitic incidents in Belgium following the October 7 massacre, a new study has examined how the Palestinian-Israel conflict is presented in Belgian schools.The research, led by the Brussels-based International Movement for Peace and Coexistence (IMPAC), analyzed educational materials available for use in both the Flemish- and French-speaking communities of Belgium. It raised concerns about potential bias and polarization in the classroom regarding Jews and the Israel-Hamas War.The study comes at a critical time, with UNIA, Belgium’s federal equality agency, reporting a 1,000% increase in antisemitic incidents in the two months following…