Author Archives: Noa Yaari

Forever!

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Noa Yaari

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Toward Singularity: A Class on Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, and History

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Noa Yaari

I gave a class today in my online Digital History course on the connection between neuroscience, AI, and history. My initial plan was to deliver it as the last class on Apr 10, to summarize the course while raising questions … Continue reading →

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A Visual Multi-Choice Question in an Online Quiz

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Noa Yaari

  I recently gave my students, in the course Digital History (U of T), an online quiz that includes ten multiple-choice questions. One of the questions is about a video game titled Tag Attack, which was submitted by Antonio to … Continue reading →

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Using Visuals in an Academic Syllabus

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

During the academic winter break, I’ve been developing the course Digital History, which takes place in the upcoming term at the Department of History at the University of Toronto. Mostly, I prepared the syllabus, which includes the description and structure … Continue reading →

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Artist in Residence Magnet

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Noa Yaari, Artist in Residence Magnet, 2022. Print on magnet, 2.75” diameter. Toronto. The opening reception of my art project “Artist in Residence” took place on Thursday, Oct 20, at the Centre for Jewish Studies, York University. In it, I … Continue reading →

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“Artist in Residence” – Opening Reception of Noa Yaari’s Exhibition

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 Time: 4 pm In-person: The Centre for Jewish Studies, 7th floor of the Kaneff Tower on the Keele campus, York University “Artist in Residence” is an art project Yaari created at home for the Centre … Continue reading →

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Why do artists create art? And what circumstances influence their work? 

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Art historian Michael Baxandall suggested seeing art as a solution to a problem, where necessities of different kinds “charge” the urge to create it. Accordingly, he saw art historians’ role as giving an account of the factors which brought forth … Continue reading →

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On Children

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Several weeks ago, I started the process of adopting a child through the Public Adoption in Ontario. I’m also reading Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (1993) these days. In it, they print Kahlil Gibran’s On … Continue reading →

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On the Advantage of Being an All-rounded Emoji

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill writes “The man who has been active on campus, whose personality is such that he gets along with all kinds of people and who has done an adequate job with his studies has … Continue reading →

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Stickers and Emojis are Candies for the Eye

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

The arrangement of stickers and emojis on a sheet influences the thoughts the viewers have while looking at them. For example, “what car do I like most?” or “a grape cluster can fall just like a leaf,” and subsequently, “which … Continue reading →

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