3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2026/10/sleeping-beauties-by-the-musician-david-byrne-explores-artistic-and-scientific-innovations-that-were-overlooked-before-being-embraced.html “Sleeping Beauties,” by the musician David Byrne, explores artistic and scientific innovations that were overlooked before being embraced
David Byrne spends his free time mining obscure academic journals, then turns the habit into a theory of progress: in an age drowning in information, the real creative edge comes from reviving forgotten ideas, not discovering new ones. His new book traces how Bach, Vermeer, continental drift and even hand-washing all had to be rediscovered before they mattered.
— via 3 Quarks Daily, S. Abbas Raza
