Symmetry attracts us. Studies comparing people’s reactions to different faces have shown, for example, that they find highly symmetrical faces more attractive than less symmetrical faces. The symmetry ...

The qualities of symmetry, beauty, and wisdom are integral to our universe and ourselves, acting as catalysts that aid and facilitate our understanding of the cosmos and our place within it. As ...

To begin to understand what mathematicians and physicists see in the abstract structures of symmetries, let’s start with a familiar shape. We are fond of saying things are symmetric, but what does ...