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Author Archives: Aya Katz
The Little Boy Who Didn’t Catch a Fish
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aya Katz (@aya_katz) Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, everything goes wrong. That is, despite concerted and multiple attempts to achieve a life goal, we fail. Sometimes that failure is … Continue reading
How to Use Gloss Medium to Mix Acrylic Paints
Yesterday I used gloss medium to thin out and mix acrylic paints for the first time to very good effect. The painting below, “Julia and the Porcelain Doll”, is the result. My model was Julia Hanna, who has long, beautiful … Continue reading
How to Make Inexpensive Personalized Christmas Ornaments
How to Make Inexpensive Personalized Christmas Ornaments Our Christmas Tree 2010 Our Christmas Tree | Source Some people decorate their Christmas trees with expensive and fragile ornaments. In our house, ornaments for the Christmas tree are much more casual and personalized. They … Continue reading
How to Draw a Husky
Drawing freehand in ink, one corrects mistakes as one goes, without ever erasing any lines. Continue reading
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Tagged how to draw, husky, Inktober, Inktober 2019, pen and ink, sketch
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My Top Ten Books in the English Language
My Top 10 Books in the English Language Updated on March 5, 2009 Contact Author This is a list of books that I return to over and over again. There are many good books that I have read, but these … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Opinion Pieces and Editorials
Tagged Adam Corby, Ayn Rand, Bettye Smith, Emily Bronte, favorite books, Franny and Zooey, Hannibal of Carthage, JD Salinger, Muriel Spark, Nathaniel Hawthorne, obscure author, Podkayne of Mars, Robert Heinlein, The Divine Queen, The Former King, The Fountainhead, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Scarlet Letter, Watership Down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wuthering Heights
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Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh –continued
On July 13, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz continued to interview with Dt. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that had begun the week before. The topic was language and apes. Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is more experienced than any other ape language researcher, … Continue reading
Posted in Apes and Language
Tagged animal rights movement, apes and language, Aya Katz, birds and language, bonobos, Bow Katz, conservation, dogs and language, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, individuation, internet communication for apes, Julia Hanna, Kanzi, Marlene McCohen, mirror neurons, Parrots, politcal correctness, Project Bow, red dot test, self-awareness, what is language
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Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
On July 6, 2018 Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh spoke with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz. Recently, Koko the Gorilla passed away. In response, Geoffrey Pullum wrote a scathing critique of Koko’s language skills. https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/lingu… Julia Hanna and Aya Katz wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Apes and Language, Opinion Pieces and Editorials
Tagged AI, Alex the African Grey, ape language, Aya Katz, bilingual, Bow Katz, chat box, Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Geoffrey Pullum, hunter-gatherers, information theory, Irene Pepperberg, Julia Hanna, Kanzi, Koko, language acquisition, language testing, Lolo the gorilla, machine trandlation, Roger Fouts, Washoe, what is language
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Interview by Julia Hanna with Kelly Clear and Aya Katz
On June 29, 2018 Julia Hanna interviewed Kelly Clear, the narrator for the Audible edition of When Sword Met Bow, and Aya Katz, its author. Kelly Clear is from a musical family and grew up reading books out loud to … Continue reading
Interview by Julia Hanna with Evelyn Adams and Aya Katz
Evelyn Adams is the narrator for Ping & the Snirkelly People, soon to be out on Audible. She became an avid reader at the age of eight when she was first introduced to the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Reading … Continue reading
Live Talk with Julia Hanna and Aya Katz
On June 15, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz had a livestreamed conversation. Topics discussed include: Tariffs and what their effect is on the economy of the country that enacts them. Who should pay for waging war. Alexander Hamilton … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Aya Katz, conservation, elections, Huma Abedin, Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Foundation, Jean Laffite, Julia Hanna, supporting local candidates, tariff, taxpayer funded conservation, The Revenue Cutter Service, Thomas Jefferson, US Fish & Wildlife, war funding, who should pay for war
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