Objects of ‘magic’ and folklore do not always begin their lives as such. Often, they are natural objects or mundane artefacts, crafted for utilitarian purposes, which become objects of magic through processes of re-utilization ...

Evidence has accumulated to show that schizophrenia is characterized by lexicalsemantic difficulties; however, questions remain about whether schizophrenics have problems in accessing intact representations or a loss of ...

This chapter discusses narrative intelligence in the context of the origins of primate (social) intelligence. The relationship between social intelligence and narrative intelligence is outlined, with a particular emphasis ...

That Ivor Montagu was invited by Michael Balcon to refine The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Hitchcock, UK, 1926) is well known. The film’s avant-garde tendencies can, in part, be attributed to Montagu’s involvement. ...

As technological agents that we interact with take an increasing amount of autonomy and responsibility from us, acting on our behalf, there are prospects for social changes in our notions of responsibility for our own ...

Background Strange face illusions describe a range of visual apparitions that occur when an observer gazes at their image reflected in a mirror or at another person’s face in a dimly lit room. The illusory effects range ...

If Marco Polo, in his imagined conversations with Kublai Khan, really was speaking, as Italo Calvino insists, always and only of Venice, he cannot have been talking about his real home town, that city of Venice that stretches ...

Productivity and performance measurements in public services are reviewed. A public performance index (PPI) is developed. The relationship of productivity to outcomes is examined. The strategic importance of social ...