Dr. Dutton, author of “The Art Instinct,” pointed out thatperfect shapes were exceedingly rare in nature.“Take a look at a billiard ball,” he said. “It’s impossibleto imagine that nature threw that one up.” We are predisposedto recognize “human artifacture,” he said, and roundnesscan be a mark of our handiwork. When nature does playthe meticulous Michelangelo, we are astonished.
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