Why our “wandering brains” are wired to love art and nature

Re:Why our “wandering brains” are wired to love art and nature by capableweb on Saturday June 19, 2021 @06:42AM (#27559413)

> A lot of mammals, and especially primates, and relatives, like to seek out good vistas, and vantage points.

The article mentions this as well, but expands on the "why", not just the "what", so you and the article basically have the same idea.

> The physicist, Richard Taylor at the University of Oregon, speculates that humans are "wired" with a "fractal fluency" because we evolved surrounded by the natural fractal patterns of plants, clouds, and rocks. Studies confirm that fractals increase attention, pattern recognition, navigation, reduce stress, and have aesthetic appeal.

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Re:Why our “wandering brains” are wired to love art and nature by eurekin on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:04PM (#27561669)

I wish they defined the term fractal... At least whatever they mean by using that word, since fractal has very simple definition and is even measurable (fractal dimension measure). Fractals tend to repeat their structure at different sizes.

Do they mean "unorganized non-abstract shapes with elaborate structure" or something similar?

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