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The Mystery of Beauty

2023/12/4
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Shankar Vedant: 本节目探讨了美的力量,以及它如何影响我们的行为和对宇宙奥秘的理解。通过对阿波罗8号拍摄的地球升起照片的分析,引出了对美在人类生活中作用的思考。 Anjan Chatterjee: 神经科学研究表明,人类对美的感知是自动的、先天的,并受到文化背景的影响。大脑中存在着平衡,艺术并非单一事物,神经损伤有时会增强人们的艺术能力。对美的欣赏是由“审美三要素”塑造的:颜色、情感和熟练的动作。对科学、数学等领域的审美体验源于对意义和连贯性的感知,是一种功能性的副产品。 Frank Wilczek: 科学发现中,对简洁和优雅的追求(审美)起着关键作用。对称性和效率是科学之美的重要体现,这与人类理解世界和生存繁衍的本能有关。即使在困境中,对世界之美的认知也能带来慰藉和力量。 Anjan Chatterjee: 人类对美的感知是自动的,先天的,即使在与审美无关的任务中,大脑的视觉皮层也会对吸引人的面孔做出反应。婴儿也会对成年人认为有吸引力的面孔表现出偏好,这表明这种反应是与生俱来的。不同文化背景的人对美的感知存在差异,这体现了文化对审美体验的影响。大脑对美的欣赏是由“审美三要素”塑造的:颜色、情感和熟练的动作。对科学、数学等领域的审美体验源于对意义和连贯性的感知,是一种功能性的副产品。 Frank Wilczek: 在20世纪物理学中,由于实验数据有限,科学家们开始更多地依靠对简洁和优雅的追求来寻找新的物理规律。对称性和效率是科学之美的重要体现,成功的方程式往往具有高度的对称性,并且能够用简洁的原理解释大量的现象。这种对美的追求,与人类理解世界和生存繁衍的本能有关。即使在困境中,对世界之美的认知也能带来慰藉和力量。

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Think about the last time you were struck by a gorgeous painting in a museum, or heard a song that brought you to tears. All of us know what it’s like to be stopped in our tracks by a beautiful sight. But scientists are still puzzling over why this is the case. What’s the point of beauty? Why is it seemingly so important to us? This week on the show, neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee) explains the function of beauty in our daily lives. Then, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek) describes how beauty served a purpose in some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs of our time.

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