The Inner Ear

"Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for."
-Jean Cocteau
http://www.famouspoetsandpoems.com/

Mural

Ferguson, Mo.

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Internet Archive

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architecture

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The Inner Ear

"I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry."
Randall Jarrell
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_poetry37.html#dvgJbqbmhHQJ70I7.99

Universe has a 'golden ratio'

 "...the golden ratio - 1.618 - can be seen ‘related not only to aspects of mathematics but also to physics, chemistry, biology and the topology of space-time.’

"And it may dictate how certain things in the universe take shape.

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"some 20th century artists used it for the rectangular shape of their portraits from the long side to the short side.
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"‘Spectacular examples include the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), ammonites, the shape of Nautilus shells, Hurricane Katrina and the distribution of planets, moons, asteroids and rings in the solar system.’

"The researchers suggest that the reason that this ratio is so ubiquitous is that it is actually a property of space-time."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2862243/Is-space-time-shaped-like-SPIRAL-Universe-golden-ratio-keeps-order-researchers-claim.html

Brain function 'boosted for days after reading a novel'

  "Being pulled into the world of a gripping novel can trigger actual, measurable changes in the brain that linger for at least five days after reading, scientists have said.

  "The changes were registered in the left temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with receptivity for language, as well as the the primary sensory motor region of the brain.

  "Neurons of this region have been associated with tricking the mind into thinking it is doing something it is not, a phenomenon known as grounded cognition - for example, just thinking about running, can activate the neurons associated with the physical act of running."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brain-function-boosted-for-days-after-reading-a-novel-9028302.html