We live for a while as though in the mind of a traveling man, whose thoughts wander on a long train journey or who catches glimpses of the world through the window of a tram.
The larger question -- how Clayton came to predict the future while simultaneously occupying the mind of a long-dead Antarctic explorer -- is left hanging.
"It is the duty of every father to write fairytales for his children," pronounced Oscar Wilde, while acknowledging that "the mind of the child is a great mystery".
In an extensive interview I conducted with him in 2007 while researching my book The Mind of the Market (summarized here), Zimbardo explained how he became interested in this dark subject.
One commentator heralded it as "the greatest means of communication ever developed by the mind of man" while others pointed to its potential to revolutionise news, entertainment and education.
That question — whether the new agreement will help resolve the complex political and sectarian conflicts here, or simply bury them for a while — remains on the minds of many Lebanese.
A loosely "expressionist" style (wild, clashing colours; loose, approximate brushwork) is what bereft businessmen and bored housewives tend to adopt when they fall in love with the weather-beaten romance of art as self-expression, while in the minds of professional artists and critics, expressionism is almost instinctively associated with all the worst kinds of narcissism and theatricality.
While in the minds of many players the extent of health burdens and the need for better prevention and promotion justified reforms to CBS, the appraisal also encountered considerable scepticism of its capacity to deliver even its current mandate.
For instance, beer and cheese are among the top choices for German players, while cucumbers are on the minds of Swedes.
It was nice while it lasted, but in the minds of many business school students, the Internet party is over.
