If you thought writing calculations to describe three-dimensional objects in math class was hard, consider doing the same for one with 248 dimensions. Mathematicians call such an object E8 (pronounced ...

The human visual system exhibits a remarkable ability to decipher the three-dimensional structure of the world from two-dimensional retinal images. Central to this process is the utilisation of shape ...

Symmetry in the man-made world. Diane Louise Jordan has three sessions on observing shapes in the world around us. BBC School ...

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...

Symmetry is one of the “aesthetic concepts” used by scientists, along with simplicity, order, coherence, unity, elegance, and harmony, as indispensable prerequisites for the creation of scientific ...