For a science based article I choose: http://nautil.us/blog/why-beauty-is-not-universal
This article explains the differences in what we think is beauty from around the world from paintings to music. They describe our modern preferences as not a biological evolution but a cultural evolution. How our ideals for beauty aren’t something engrained in our genes like a preference for symmetry but something that our culture and early lives influences. I think it provides great insight to how beauty preferences are accumulated throughout a lifetime.
The first podcast I chose to use was https://tcasey.uneportfolio.org/124-2/ because I really enjoyed the ideal of art and beauty as something imperfect and always changing. It gives me a context to explain why something so imperfect and unpredictable as nature is considered beautiful and artistic and how it differs from one person to another.
The second podcast I am thinking to use is https://jlynch12.uneportfolio.org/beauty-podcast/ I am thinking of using this because once again it describes a very harsh and taxing journey that when they looked back on it was beautiful, not because it was calm but specifically because of the harsh visually stimulating factors. They discuss how beauty isn’t always these grand scenes but how it can be the much smaller simpler things, and how it is important to your life.
I like the idea of where your paper is headed and I think you chose great podcasts to reflect on! I think another podcast you could look at as a secondary option is Shiloh and Cameron’s podcast because it displays a very in depth look at different aspects of how beauty can be spiritual as well. It could add a layer to your essay that beauty is found in more than just the physical realm of nature or physical artwork.
I like how you plan on showing how beauty is about simpler things it shows that you have found an understanding of beauty in the world. your article is a good choice it will really bring science into the aspects of your paper. I like when you say that “they describe our modern preferences as not a biological evolution but a cultural evolution.”, evolution is a big part of our world and adapting to new trends that people find beauty is important for some people. your on the right track. I think your paper will turn out very well.