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SUMMARY:Blueprints: how mathematics shapes creativity | CamFest 2026 - Mar
 cus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:We often see art and mathematics as opposites&mdash\;emotion v
 ersus logic&mdash\;but in this talk\, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy revea
 ls a deep and surprising connection between them. He explores how mathemat
 ical ideas like symmetry\, prime numbers\, and the golden ratio shape huma
 n creativity\, from the earliest stone circles to the modernist architectu
 re of Le Corbusier\, from Bach&rsquo\;s circular compositions to Radiohead
 &rsquo\;s disruptive soundscapes\, and from Shakespeare&rsquo\;s hidden nu
 merical clues to the Dada artists who embraced randomness. Instead of bein
 g polar opposites\, Marcus will explore how we find a complementary relati
 onship between mathematics and the arts that spans a vast historical and g
 eographic landscapes.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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