A new study reveals that famous abstract art may follow hidden mathematical patterns linked to human perception.

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Marcus du Sautoy—mathematician, author, playwright, educator and musician—is a modern polymath. He brings this vast knowledge to his new book, Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity. In nine ...

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The image above, generated from a relatively simple mathematical formula, has become iconic and permanently connected with the man who identified it: mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot. But its iconic ...

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