“People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis to beauty.” https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2014/feb/mathematical-beauty-activates-same-brain-region-great-art-or-music

Looking into whether labels have a positive or negative impact on knowledge is the key to May 2021 TOK essay Prescribed Title #3. With this RLE consider the following:

  • How labels are used to organize artistic knowledge and whether or not this has a positive impact on knowledge acquisition
  • How labels are used to organize mathematical knowledge and whether or not this has a positive impact on knowledge acquisition
  • How labels are used to organize “aesthetically pleasing” mathematics and whether or not this has a positive impact on knowledge acquisition
  • How labels are used to organize “aesthetically pleasing” art and whether or not this has a positive impact on knowledge acquisition
  • How the researcher used labels and whether or not this has a positive impact on knowledge acquisition