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Barry Schwartz, psychologist, Swarthmore College: “Money isn’t a natural part of anything we do. It’s not a part of practicing medicine. You know, the natural thing to practicing medicine is healing people. Getting paid for it is unnatural, similarly with law and with any profession, teaching. So, maybe what happens is that what money does is, it disconnects people from the real point and purpose of their activity.”-What Drives Motivation in the Modern Workplace, PBS Newshour, April 15, 2010 (video)

An Open Mind, April 8, 2010 Education re-imagined with online courseware (nytimes)

Gift economy (wikipedia)

The Gift Economy by David Cheal (1988)

From my computer screen while talking to my sister this morning. Meanwhile an ash cloud sits over much of Europe.

I was looking for video interviews of Nathan Oliveira for my students, since his show is opening this week at Thompson Gallery and I ran into this interview in two parts for RTP Portuguese TV.

I shot this Rothko painting, “Untitled” a few years back at the De Young. What is it about Rothko – the aura? That red can of paint looks awfully good. I want to see this play. Here is the Ben Brantley review of “Red” in nytimes. And here is a scene from the PBS site.

And Roberta Smith’s review.