The Appeal of Self-Relevant Art and the Implications of Personal Data

Today, you’ll learn about the sounds that make some people want to run for the hills, how our sense of self determines what we find beautiful, and an ancient naval cannon with some secrets of its own. 

Misophonia 

• “A symptom network model of misophonia: From heightened sensory sensitivity to clinical comorbidity.” by Nora Andermane, et al. 2023.  
• “Misophonia: When sounds really do make you ‘crazy’.” by James Cartreine, PhD. 2019.  

Self-Relevant Artwork 

• “In the ‘I’ of the beholder: People believe self-relevant artwork is more beautiful.” EurekAlert! 2023.  
• “Art and Identity: The Profound Link Between Self-Relevance and Aesthetic Appeal Unveiled by AI.” by Niharika Singh. 2023.  
• “Self-Relevance Makes Art More Appealing.” n.a. 2023.  

Ancient Artillery  

• “Early Artillery Piece Recovered Near Sweden.” n.a. 2023.  
• “The Marstrand Cannon: The earliest evidence of shipboard artillery in Europe?” by Staffan von Arbin, et al. 2023.  

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