His "artifacture" in nature...

Dr. Dutton, author of “The Art Instinct,” pointed out that
perfect shapes were exceedingly rare in nature.
“Take a look at a billiard ball,” he said. “It’s impossible
to imagine that nature threw that one up.” We are predisposed
to recognize “human artifacture,” he said, and roundness
can be a mark of our handiwork. When nature does play
the meticulous Michelangelo, we are astonished.

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