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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 | 5A Library Tidings News about the Siuslaw Public L i br ar y Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge Book Review “The Undoing Project” by Michael Lewis In “The Undoing Project” by Michael Lewis, the author tells the story of how a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality. Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly orig- inal studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematical- ly, when forced to make judgments in uncertain situations. Their worked cre- ated the field of behavioral economics, revolutionized Big Data studies, ad- vanced evidence-based medicine, led to a new approach to government reg- ulation and made much of Lewis’s own work possible. Kahneman and Tversky are more responsible than anybody for the powerful trend to mistrust human intuition and defer to algorithms. “The Undoing Project” is about a com- pelling collaboration between two men who have the dimensions of great liter- ary figures. They became heroes in the university and on the battlefield — both had important careers in the Israe- li military — and their research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences. Tversky was a brilliant, self-confi- dent warrior and extrovert, the cen- ter of rapt attention in any room; Kahneman, a fugitive from the Nazis in his childhood, was an introvert whose questing self-doubt was the seedbed of his ideas. They became one of the greatest partnerships in the history of science, working together so close- ly that they couldn’t remember whose brain originated which ideas, or should claim credit. They flipped a coin to de- cide the lead authorship on the first pa- per they wrote, and simply alternated thereafter. This story about the workings of the human mind is explored through the personalities of two fascinating in- dividuals so fundamentally different from each other that they seem unlike- ly friends or colleagues. In the process they may well have changed, for good, mankind’s view of its own mind. Lewis is the best-selling author of “Liar’s Poker,” “Moneyball,” “The Blind Side” and “Flash Boys.” Summer Reading Starts Friday Registration for the library’s Summer Reading program starts this Friday, June 1. “Libraries Rock!” is the theme of this year’s summer reading program for children, teens and adults — and the excitement is building. All kind of wonderful programs are planned and a lot of books will be read! Endowment Books On Thursday, June 7, at 1 p.m., Li- FRAA issues call to artists for ‘Spirit of Summer’ Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA), and Friends of the Florence Event Center (FEC) are sponsoring an opportunity for lo- cal artists to share their artwork during the months of July and August in Galleries One and Five at the Florence Events Center. Additionally, artists will have the oppor- tunity to win one of three People’s Choice Awards. The award for 1st place will be $250, 2nd place is $150 and 3rd place $100. Another part of the exhibit will be “Patrons of the Artists,” who will agree to purchase a piece of 2-D or 3-D artwork and will be hon- ored at an Artist’s Reception on Wednesday, July 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. The open-ended theme “Spirit of Sum- mer” offers endless possibilities. The show welcomes 2-D (paintings, photography and mixed media) and 3-D art (jewelry, pottery, ceramics, mosaics, wood, stained glass etc.) The fee to participate in this exhibit is $35. per rod for up to three pieces of 2-D art, and the same for three pieces of 3-D art. Applications are being accepted on a “first- come” basis, until the galleries and case are full. The entry deadline is June 22. Applications are available on the FRAA website at www.fraaoregon.org., and on the FEC website at www.eventcenter.org. brarian Kevin Mittge will be present- ing a selection of this year’s endow- ment books, the purchase of which is made possible by contributions to the Siuslaw Public Library’s Endowment Fund, administered by Western Lane Community Foundation. The Endowment Fund was estab- lished in the early 1990’s with a contri- bution from the Friends of the Library, which has made successive contribu- tions since then, as well as have numer- ous individual donors. Each year the book purchases increase and so this year only a selection of the books will be displayed. Attendees will get the first chance to view and check out some wonderful new library books. Don’t miss it! For more information about the Siu- slaw Public Library or its programs, stop by 1460 Ninth St. in Florence ir 88148 Riverview Ave. in Mapleton, or visit www.siuslawlibrary.info. Peace Harbor volunteers to host lunch, install new officers June 16 The volunteers at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Hospital will install new officers at the next luncheon meeting on Thurs- day, June 21, at the Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m., and reservations are required for lunch. Reservations must be made before June 16 by calling Rosa- lie at 541-902-1368 or emailing womangolfer7@gmail.com. The volunteers will next meet in September. The PeaceHealth Peace Harbor volunteers are current- ly restructuring the duties and management in the hospital gift shop. 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