ted英语演讲：你如何判断什么是美.doc

TED英语演讲：你如何判断什么是美
演说题目：How your brain decides what is beautiful
演说者：Anjan Chatterjee
Its 1878. Sir Francis Galton gives aremarkable talk. Hes speaking to the anthropologic institute of Great Britainand Ireland. Known for his pioneering work in human intelligence, Galton is abrilliant polymath. Hes an e_plorer, an anthropologist, a sociologist, apsychologist and a statistician. Hes also a eugenist.
1878 年，弗朗西斯高尔顿爵士 做了一场非凡的演说。演说的对象是英国 与爱尔兰的人类学机构。高尔顿以他在人类才智领域的先驱工作著名，他是个博学的人。他是个探险家、是个人类学家、是个社会学家、是个心理学家、也是个统计学家。他还是个优生学家。
In this talk, hepresents a new technique by which he can combine photographs and producecomposite portraits. This technique could be used to characterize differenttypes of people. Galton thinks that if he combines photographs of violentcriminals, he will discover the face of criminality. But to his surprise, thecomposite portrait that he produces is beautiful.
在那场演说中，他展现了一项新技术，他可以把照片结合产生出复合的肖像。这项技术可以用来 描绘不同类型人的特色。高尔顿认为，假设他可以把 暴力罪犯的照片结合起来，他或许就可以觉察罪犯的相貌。但，出乎他意料，他制作出的复合肖像竟然很美。
Galtons surprising finding raises deep questions:What is beauty? Why do certain configurations of line and color and form e_citeus so? For most of human history, these questions have been approached usinglogic and speculation. But in the last few decades, scientists have addressedthe question of beauty using ideas from evolutionary psychology and tools ofneuroscience. Were beginning to glimpse the why and the how of beauty, atleast in terms of what it means for the human face and form. And in theprocess, were stumbling upon some surprises.
高尔顿的意外觉察，带出了更深的问题： 美，终究是什么? 为什么将线条、颜色、形式 做某些配置之后就能感动我们? 在大部份的人类史上，人们都用规律和猜测来处理这些问题。但在最近几十年，科学家在处理关于美的问题时，用的是来自演化心理学的想法 以及神经科学的工具。我们开头讨论美的定义与成因，至少对脸部及外型 已经开头有了审美的概念。在过程中，我们偶尔觉察了一些惊喜。
When it comes to seeing beauty in eachother, while this decision is certainly subjective for the individual, itssculpted by factors that contribute to the survival of the group. Manye_periments have shown that a few basic pa