sophie at interesting

I was chatting with Jeffre today. He was telling me that the people who've written most about interestingness are people who do lots of database mining. And that they tend to ascribe two key characteristics to interestingness - it has to be novel, and it has to contain some information which makes us see new regularity where previously we hadn't seen a pattern. (I think that's what he said.) I guess this means an ability to help us see something in a new light, with a new fascination. And Sophie certainly did this for me. I've probably seen loads of Cezanne still lives in galleries or on tea towels. They've never struck me as interesting before. And then Sophie does three minutes of thoughtful, informed talking and they'll forever be fascinating. Thanks Sophie. Fantastic stuff.

Incidentally, the graphics at the start and the end are from The Design Conspiracy and the sounds are from Simon and Curtis.

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[Dboy]

I'm sure my parents have a Cezanne biscuit tin. Looking forward to snack time when I'm next home.