Lucas ShaMusical Update: 2022 National YoungArtsEarlier today, the results for 2021–2022 National YoungArts competition just came out at this link.1 min read·Dec 6, 2021----
Lucas ShaLiszt Ballade no. 2 in B minorLiszt’s Ballade no. 2 is undoubtedly one of his finest works. Thematically and structurally, it is similar in many ways to his larger B…1 min read·Nov 16, 2021----
Lucas ShaBeethoven Piano Sonata Op.90 in E minorBeethoven’s Op.90 sonata occupies a very interesting position in his output.1 min read·Nov 16, 2021----
Lucas ShaVine Piano Sonata №1Carl Vine’s Piano Sonata no.1 (there are currently 3—maybe even 4—of them) is perhaps my favorite work by a living composer.1 min read·Nov 14, 2021----
Lucas ShaA Musical Update: Speaking at a Wallis Concert “Prelude”Just under 2 weeks ago, I was invited to speak at the prelude for Ory Shihor’s Beethoven: Darkness and Light concert.1 min read·Oct 19, 2021----
Lucas ShaResearching Vaccine Willingness, Part IV: Political DividesFollowing my initial data collection trials in Part 3, I sent out two new batches of survey, resulting in a total of 147 observations — 52…5 min read·Oct 7, 2021----
Lucas ShaResearching Vaccine WTP, Part 3: Preliminary DataAfter learning the basics of using AMT — described in Part 3 — I released a few surveys into the wild (AMT’s actual digital marketplace)…5 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Lucas ShaStudying Vaccine Willingness, Part II: Using AMTAmazon Mechanical Turk, or AMT, is a crowd-working platform that allows contractors (‘requesters’ in the AMT lingo) to set up Human…2 min read·Aug 5, 2021----
Lucas ShaStudying Vaccine Willingness, Pt.IHow much would you pay for a COVID-19 vaccine jab? This question seems a bit meaningless right now, given that many countries are fully…2 min read·Aug 5, 2021----
Lucas ShaThe Basic Economics Of VaccinationWhy get vaccinated? Vaccination isn’t all about “me, me me!” When you get vaccinated, you aren’t just protecting yourself from COVID, or…4 min read·May 30, 2021----
