Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Simon Lewis: Don't take consciousness for granted
After a catastrophic car accident that left him in a coma, Simon Lewis found ways to recover -- physically and mentally -- beyond all expectations. At the INK Conference he tells how this remarkable story led him to concern over all threats to consciousness, and how to overcome them.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
LED sculpture
This was constructed at the workshop of 2D3D Ltd in Park Royal, for Roca's stand at the 100% Design show in 2008.
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