Signal A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 11, 2026

How Art Invented Humanity

When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images.

Read the story By J F Martel · Aeon
Solar System (1876), a quilt by Ellen Harding Baker. Courtesy the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Solar System (1876), a quilt by Ellen Harding Baker. Courtesy the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
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