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On Being with Krista Tippett
This book explores group theory, the language of symmetry in mathematics, and connects mathematics to beauty in art and nature.
I would like to talk about group theory, the language of symmetry, which is something else you've worked on in your book, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved, which does tease out an aesthetic connec...
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Episode: Mario Livio — Mathematics, Mystery, and the Univer...
This book explores group theory, the language of symmetry in mathematics, and connects mathematics to beauty in art and nature.
I would like to talk about group theory, the language of symmetry, which is something else you've worked on in your book, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved, which does tease out an aesthetic connection between mathematics and art and nature. Would you tell that story a little bit, sort of introduce that subject?
Episode: [Unedited] Mario Livio with Krista Tippett
The book focused on the Golden Ratio, a fascinating number found throughout mathematics, art, and nature.
Mario Livio is the author of seven books, including ...The Golden Ratio,