“The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful.” Aristotle
The human fascination with beauty and symmetry is rooted in our biology. We interpret the healthy as beautiful and are drawn to it from an evolutionary urge. Nature’s mathematical models of perfection, such as the golden ratio [...]
The notion of risk exists very much in the world of statistics, probabilities and calculations. Quite the opposite to the organic, unpredictable nature of conception. Hallowell claims that the awareness of one’s genetic risks is increasingly being seen as a prerequisite for effective citizenship within neo-liberal societies. Thus suggesting that H.G.Wells’s prediction on the importance [...]
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