119. The Limits of Order and Harmony

2017-05-31

Un/satisfying gif albums are scratching a very human itch. Where does it come from, and does it mean anything?

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Perception of Symmetry in Infancy, Bornstein et al - http://www.princeton.edu/~cggross/Dev_Psych_1981.pdf

Bilateral symmetry and sexual selection: a meta-analysis, Møller and Thornhill https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18811416

Sorting preference in children with autism: the dominance of concrete features, Ropar and Peebles - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16897382

The Existential Satisfaction of Things Fitting Perfectly Into Other Things, Julie Beck - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/08/the-existential-satisfaction-of-things-fitting-perfectly-into-other-things/401213/

The Dollar Auction Game: A Paradox in Noncooperative Behavior and Escalation, Martin Shubik - http://www.math.toronto.edu/mpugh/Teaching/Sci199_03/dollar_auction_1.pdf

What is Godel’s Theorem?, Melvin Henriksen - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-godels-theorem/

Pythagorean Tuning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmXCaJ8-Ts

The Square Root of Two, Numberphile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sKah3pJnHI

Things Fitting Perfectly into Other Things blog - http://thingsfittingperfectlyintothings.tumblr.com/

“Perfect Fit” Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Perfectfit/

“Oddly Satisfying” Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/

“Organization Porn” Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/OrganizationPorn/

“Mildly Infuriating” Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/

“Slightly Unsatisfying” Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/slightlyunsatisfying/

Creepy Out of Tune Piano - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2my4a331A

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