Symmetry

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen and astronomer Mario Livio discuss how the properties of symmetry link human life and creativity with universal principles that inform all the sciences. We hear how symmetry defines the works of M.C. Escher, Johann Sebastian Bach, Steve Reich, and others. And a beauty expert considers whether symmetry makes us sexier.

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