Month: May 2019

  • WITTGENSTEIN AND MUSIC CATEGORIES

    Ric AmurrioMay 30 MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE EPISODE 34 “We begin by misunderstanding the music we play: listen carefully and follow what [these voices] say to you, and you will see, you will then hear more and more distinctly, and you will know more and more about yourself” [Dich immer besser in Dir auskennen]”. Communication typically…

  • THE TAINTER + GENERATIONS MODEL

    Ric Amurrio Jun 14, 2018 MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE: EPISODE 4 An experiment in decentralized media The Collapse of Complex Societies: A Primer on Tainter’s Theory Joseph Tainters 1988 book The Collapse of Complex Societies presents that societies collapse when they hit a point of rapidly declining marginal returns on their investments in problem-solving capacity.…

  • ANTICIPATION: KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD

    Ric AmurrioMay 15 MUSIC IN PHASE SPACE EPISODE 33 How Your Favorite Song Starts to Irritate You Music gives pleasure because your mind keeps predicting what comes next,” writes Loretta Graziano Breuning. And it’s simple: each correct prediction triggers dopamine. If the music is unfamiliar, you don’t get the chemical. When it is somewhat familiar — you feel as…