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A Conversation With David Bellhouse

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary David Richard Bellhouse was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 19 July 1948. He studied actuarial mathematics and statistics at the University of Manitoba (BA, 1970; MA, 1972) and completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1975. After being an Assistant Professor for 1 year at his alma mater, he joined the University of Western ...
Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

Cortical and behavioral tracking of rhythm in music: Effects of pitch predictability, enjoyment, and expertise. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn N Y Acad Sci
Keitel A   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bret/BRAT

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Nicholas Smart
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Dice in the Emergence of the Probability Calculus

open access: yesInternational Statistical Review, EarlyView.
Summary The early development of the probability calculus was clearly influenced by the roll of dice. However, while dice have been cast since time immemorial, documented calculations on the frequency of various dice throws date back only to the mid‐13th century.
David R. Bellhouse, Christian Genest
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

Reply to Musculus et al.: A case of offside in scientific discourse? [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Bonetti L   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Discovering the Familiar: Exploring Everyday Practice in the Design of Tools and Artefacts

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The design of everyday objects and artefacts, tools and technologies can prove particularly challenging for design. Their very pervasiveness, ease of application and seeming simplicity can mask the complex array of human practice, knowledge and skills that enables their use posing serious implications for critical design research and practice.
Christian Heath, Jason Cleverly
wiley   +1 more source

‘I'm Just Not Artistic’—An Exploration of Initial Teacher Education Trainees' Confidence in Their Art Ability and their Perceptions of Teaching the Primary Art and Design Curriculum

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the ongoing debate surrounding the degradation of art and design in primary education and the perceptions of trainee teachers preparing to teach the subject. It provides a starting point for further research into the role of initial teacher education (ITE) in reframing trainee teachers' conceptions of the nature and ...
Kaytie Holdstock
wiley   +1 more source

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