Aside from the inevitability of death and taxes, there is much to speculate about our fate, both individual and collective. Over the past few decades to satisfy that speculation, funds have been devoted to brain science to see how we are “hardwired,” and for what purposes. Books have been written to answer if we are hardwired for success or failure; for compassion or hate; for war or peace or belief in God; – and one of my favorites - Are we hardwired for geometry?!
Our “wired-ness” regarding taste has long been speculated, and studied. Many findings, including the blending of our primitive lobes for smell with the mysterious power of memory have been applied to industries to create some of our most dear, and dreaded, habits, trends and fashions.
But all of that may be on the verge of becoming simplified, and objectified. See today’s article in the Washington Post.
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