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From DaVinci to CRISPR

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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The Triumph of the Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa was the first time a portrait could be interactive. Leonardo studied optics and dissected human cadavers to figure out every muscle and nerve that moves the lips. He understood how light when it comes into your eye from an angle gets detailed slightly differently than if it comes in straight on. The way he painted made you see it differently depending on where you were, which was technology and science.

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