Researchers have found in the past that symmetrical traits are evidence of good health, and therefore both humans and other animals have a preference for symmetry when choosing potential mates. Now they have found evidence that symmetry is also important in dance, with more symmetrical bodies capable of better dancing, which in turn makes them more attractive.
Interesting theory, and I think it holds true in the a"real world", I'm not sure sure if it has any effect in pictorial images of beauty though. I've found that symmetry is not important in paintings when trying to create images of beautiful figures...
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Wikipedia, etc.
Just last night I considered Wikipedia as a safe place to get information, today I read this NYTimes article about a fake entry in Wikipedia: Wikipedia Prank. This exposes the perils of trusting online sources, but in the same paper there is an article about vblogs, and how this person's daily report audience is higher than CNN's Crossfire.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Wikipedia changes are finally made
It took me a while to get back to this project as I've been so busy this semester. I changed the description for Encaustic painting to get rid of a toxic description and give a more accurate recipe for making encaustic medium. Also, I clarified how metal tools are actually used, the old definition implied a single way of working with these tools.
Secondly, I added the common name, Damar Varnish, to the Dammar Gum entry. Making it easier for people to find out what Damar Varnish is.
Finally, I did add to the Casein definition as I felt the existing definition was sketchy and could use some further explanation.
I find myself using Wikipedia quite a bit lately. It seems like it's actually more useful than many commercial encyclopedias because the information is much more current. The fact that each page usually has a lot of links also helps to verify the information that is on the pages are accurate. The mere number of people that check this site out and add to it seems like it will in the long run be more accurate than any private company could hope to do.
Secondly, I added the common name, Damar Varnish, to the Dammar Gum entry. Making it easier for people to find out what Damar Varnish is.
Finally, I did add to the Casein definition as I felt the existing definition was sketchy and could use some further explanation.
I find myself using Wikipedia quite a bit lately. It seems like it's actually more useful than many commercial encyclopedias because the information is much more current. The fact that each page usually has a lot of links also helps to verify the information that is on the pages are accurate. The mere number of people that check this site out and add to it seems like it will in the long run be more accurate than any private company could hope to do.
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