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Ep22 "What do we find beautiful?"

Ep22 "What do we find beautiful?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Ep22 "What do we find beautiful?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why do briefly glimpsed people appear to be more attractive? Why did portrait photographers put Vaseline on their lenses, and what does that have to do with Instagram filters? Why are thirsty people more likely to perceive something as transparent? And what does any of that have to do with mating, optimal decision making, puberty, frogs, and movie stars? In this episode, Eagleman gets us to view the familiar as strange as we examine beauty, instincts, and what drives us.
Released:
Aug 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.