Sep

19

Beauty in Scientific Theories

When a theory turns out to be successful, scientists inadvertently adopt its aesthetic properties as heuristics – shortcuts which are used to predict the success of future theories.

Sep 19, 2022

3 min read

Sep

06

The adventure of beauty in Arab Islamic culture

Beauty is an adventure that has to be lived. So argues Wael Farouq, who is professor of Arabic Language and

Sep 6, 2022

2 min read

Jul

23

The beauty of scientific discovery

When we talk about beauty in science, the first thing that many people think of is the sublime beauty of

Jul 23, 2022

8 min read

Jun

11

Three types of beauty in science

After surveying nearly 3500 scientists around the world and interviewing more than 200 of them, we've discovered that there are

Jun 11, 2022

7 min read

May

22

The beauty of poetry

What draws someone to become a poet? And what makes a poem beautiful? I recently had a chance to interview

May 22, 2022

6 min read

May

10

Beauty in poetry (sneak preview)

May 10, 2022

1 min read

May

04

Three secrets to a beautiful cocktail

My favorite cocktail bar in Washington DC is Serenata [https://www.serenatadc.com]. A bustling hub within La Cosecha market

May 4, 2022

7 min read

Apr

24

Why and how I built the world’s largest study of beauty in science

I’ve received a few questions about why and how I set out to study beauty in science. So here’

Apr 24, 2022

8 min read

Apr

16

Beauty in sadness

Apr 16, 2022

6 min read

Apr

10

Beauty and the quest for justice: Four examples

What does beauty have to do with justice? In an earlier post [https://www.beautyatwork.net/the-beauty-of-service-nourishing-a-food-desert/], I introduced this

Apr 10, 2022

12 min read