A critic of the work of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, he argues that heuristics should not lead us to conceive of human thinking as riddled with irrational cognitive biases, but rather to conceive rationality as an adaptive tool that is not identical to the rules of formal logic or the probability calculus.

Abrabanel's commentary on Amos 9: 7 and other writings, argues Schorsch, show the complexity of Abrabanel's views of Blacks.

He argues the name might have been changed to link the minor prophet Amos who made predictions concerning the messiah.

It is notable for a narrative introductory bit during which Amos argues with a police officer about her illegally parked car.

Saul calls Akeem " Kunta Kinte ", referring to the Roots character made famous by LeVar Burton ; co-star John Amos played the adult Kunta Kinte later in the Roots miniseries.

An example of the fascination in American culture with racial boundaries and the color line is demonstrated in the popular duo Amos ' n ' Andy, characters played by two white men who performed the show in blackface.

The NCAA Division III National Football Championship, also known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, as well as the Division III Men's Basketball Championship, are played there annually.

From 1976 to ' 77 they played in The Wild Tchoupitoulas with George & Amos Landry and the Neville Brothers.

In addition, he played German SS General Reinhard Heydrich both in the film Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil, and the television miniseries Holocaust ; as sinister millionaire recluse Amos Hackshaw in HBO's original 1991 film Cast a Deadly Spell, who plots to use the world's most powerful spell book – the Necronomicon – to unleash the Lovecraftian Old Ones from eternal imprisonment upon the Earth.

Amos ' n ' Andy was the very first radio program to be distributed by recorded syndication and Marsh Laboratories played a role in this.

Also, Roxie's husband Amos Hart ( played by Victor Varconi ) has a much more sympathetic and active role in the film than he does either in the play or in the subsequent musical.

Despite not having graduated from high school, Meigs was allowed to enroll at the University of Chicago, where he played football under Amos Alonzo Stagg and also played baseball and water polo.

* Tori Amos played it on her 2005 world tour, at a concert in Austin, TX just days after the hurricane on September 2, 2005.

As the series progressed through its second and third year, Rolle and Amos, who played the Evans parents, grew increasingly disillusioned with the direction the show was taking as J. J .' s antics and stereotypically buffoonish behavior took precedence in the storylines.

As a result, actor John Amos, who played the role of the father, James Evans, left the show after the third season ended.

Amos Law, a drop kicker joined the club from Cleckheaton and Huddersfield, while George William Lofthouse played at the age of 14 ; the youngest ever player to turn out for the senior side.

* Ernestine Wade ( 1906 – 1983 ), actress, played Sapphire Stevens on radio and TV's Amos ' n ' Andy

The role of Amos Burke actually predated Barry's series, having been played by Dick Powell on the initial episode of The Dick Powell Show in September 1961.

The town's sheriff was for a long time was Amos Tupper ( played by Tom Bosley ).

A less noticed ( at the time ) aspect of Herzog's offensive philosophy was his preference for patient hitters with high on-base percentages: such players included Royals Brett, Hal McRae, and Amos Otis, and Cardinals Clark, Keith Hernandez, José Oquendo, and Ozzie Smith, as well as Darrell Porter, who played for Herzog in both Kansas City and St. Louis.

John Amos, a veteran of the earlier Lear sitcom Good Times ( itself a spin-off of the All in the Family spin-off Maude ), starred as Ernie Cumberbatch, while Lynnie Godfrey played his wife, Rose.

As well, he played as a sideman for Joe Mendelson, Willie P. Bennett, Gwen Swick and Amos Garrett.

* In the 1993 motion picture " Amos and Andrew " featured a white shepherd named Rommell, played by Rambo.

Before coaching, he played football at the University of Chicago under Amos Alonzo Stagg, who nicknamed him Fritz after violinist Fritz Kreisler.

Amos Joseph Otis ( born April 26, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama ) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets ( 1967, 1969 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1970 – 1983 ) and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1984 ).

Blanche would awaken John, even at three in the morning, and the feuding would continue with their trademark arguments about John's job, Blanche's domestic abilities, John's alleged eye for neighbor Gloria Gooseby, Blanche's shiftless brother Amos ( played by Thomas ) or John's taste for bourbon.

The other major aspect of the series concerns Davies ' private life centering on his estranged wife, Julie ( played by Emma Amos ), his attempts to repair the damage his career in the Metropolitan Police Force has done to their marriage and the loss of his wife's respect after being reduced in rank.

Other major ideas in the book of Amos include: social justice and concern for the disadvantaged ; the idea that Israel's covenant with God did not exempt them from accountability for sin ; God is God of all nations ; God is judge of all nations ; God is God of moral righteousness ; God made all people ; God elected Israel and then liberated Israel so that He would be known throughout the world ; election by God means that those elected are responsible to live according to the purposes clearly outlined to them in the covenant ; if God destroys the unjust, a remnant will remain ; and God is free to judge whether to redeem Israel.

In May 2008, Amos announced that, due to creative and financial disagreements with Epic Records, she had negotiated an end to her contract with the record label, and would be operating independently of major record labels on future work.

They were also equal (" אחי ", meaning " brothers " 1 Kings 9: 13, Amos 1: 9 ) Through the alliance with Solomon, Hiram ensured himself access to the major trade routes to Egypt, Arabia and Mesopotamia.

Taylor's music, both as a member of Daniel Amos and through his solo work, has been a major influence within the music industry.

The major figures in the movement were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Margaret Fuller, and Amos Bronson Alcott.

A major earthquake is referred to in the book of the prophet Amos.

Swiss-Prot in particular went through a major funding crisis in 1996, which led the leaders of the five research groups active in bioinformatics in Geneva and Lausanne, Ron Appel, Amos Bairoch, Philipp Bucher, Victor Jongeneel and Manuel Peitsch to propose the creation of the SIB.

They also released the albums in stores under the Desoto print and put the videos for all of the major label albums on their site, including their rendition of a Tori Amos song, Cornflake Girl, originally released as a hidden track on 1996's Jawbox.

The film marked the first major screen appearances of Cleavon Little and John Amos.

Regarding regular bends on the fretboard, Donahue cites Amos Garrett as a major influence.

Murcer's 119 outfield assists led all major league outfielders for that decade, ahead of Bobby Bonds ( 106 ), Rusty Staub ( 97 ), Amos Otis ( 93 ), Reggie Smith ( 86 ), Jose Cardenal ( 85 ), Del Unser ( 82 ), and Reggie Jackson ( 81 ).

His older brother Amos was a major league catcher from 1885 – 87, and his younger brother Frank played one game in right field for the 1901 Cleveland Blues.

On 1 July 2010, Amos received an honorary Doctorate of the University from the University of Stirling in recognition of her " outstanding service to our society and her role as a model of leadership and success for women today.

The film starred Kate Beckinsale as Flora, Joanna Lumley ( also famed from her role as Patsy in the British TV comedy " Absolutely Fabulous ") as her friend and mentor Mary Smiling, Rufus Sewell as Seth, Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder, Eileen Atkins as Judith, Stephen Fry as Mybug, Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Beetle, and Angela Thorne as Mrs Hawk-Monitor.

She was succeeded in the role by Valerie Amos in October 2009.

The film co-stars Bonnie Bedelia ( reprising her role as Holly McClane ), William Sadler, Art Evans, William Atherton ( reprising his role as Richard " Dick " Thornburg ), Franco Nero, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, John Amos, and Reginald VelJohnson, returning briefly in his role as Sgt.

Bar-Hillel's daughter Maya Bar-Hillel is a cognitive psychologist at the Hebrew University, known for her collaborations with Amos Tversky and for her role in critiquing Bible code study.

Madaline Lee ( October 28, 1912 – January 10, 1974 ) was a mid 20th century American actress, best known for her role as secretary Genevieve Blue on the Amos ' n ' Andy television and radio program, and for her peripheral involvement in a blacklisting scandal in the 1940s.

Blake portrayed the role of Flora McMichael, a romantic interest to Walter Brennan's Grandpa Amos McCoy in ABC's The Real McCoys, a popular situation comedy about a West Virginia mountain family that relocated to southern California.

In 1975, Martin originated the role of Amos Hart in Chicago.

Stagg Field serves as the College's main athletic field ; it was named after former coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg who briefly coached Springfield and went on to play a pivotal role in the development of modern football.

Playing alongside Aoife Mulholland ( as his wife Roxie Hart ), Collins rehearsed for the role of Amos Hart at the Cambridge Theatre.

Amos Cooper Dayton ( 1811 – 1865 ) was a physician, Baptist minister, author, editor and educator, perhaps best remembered for his religious novels of the late 1850s and his role in the Landmark Baptist movement.

Amos and Franklin finally resolve their disagreements in the midst of the American Revolution, and Amos plays a key role aiding Thomas Jefferson with the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

He has currently reprised the role of Amos Hart in the theatrical production of Chicago, in the Cambridge Theatre, London.