As early humans became increasingly sophisticated, they developed a taste for the finer things in life. This hour, we’ll talk about why our species developed the arts – and how we came to value them – with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, author of “The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art” (Oxford University Press).
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