false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182941718m/1353316.jpg 1353316 4 In iThe Artful Universe Expanded/i, John D. Barrow draws out the deep links between our aesthetic inclinations - our art, our music, our appreciation of form, pattern, and landscape - and the mathematical and physical structure of the Universe of which we form a part. Barrow challenges the commonly held view that our sense of beauty is entirely free and unfettered. He argues that as beings that have evolved in this Universe, we are products of its natural laws and its underlying mathematical forms. Our minds show the imprints of this structure, which constrains and moulds our perceptions and our aesthetic preferences. In this rich and wide-ranging exploration, Barrow looks at the evolution of complexity, form in painting, computer art and music, and how landscapes and the wheeling patterns of stars in the night sky have impinged upon the human psyche. Originally published in 1995, this revised and expanded edition includes new essays on topics including the beauty of vases, the fractal nature of Jackson Pollock's art, life on extrasolar planets, multiverses, and the question of whether we might be living in a simulated universe (and if so, how would we know?). This is a deeply inspiring and erudite work from an author described by Sir Martin Rees as 'emerging as the Stephen Jay Gould of the mathematical sciences'. 1631167 1995 The Artful Universe Expanded total:15|5:4|4:3|3:6|2:2|1:0| 15 54 36 2 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Nov 12 22:30:28 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 22:31:35 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Aug 03 13:42:41 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 13:44:42 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 16:31:28 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:31:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 19:42:04 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:42:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 10:58:09 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 10:58:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 08:22:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 19:08:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 12:14:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 12:14:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 27 11:25:57 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 11:25:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 10:58:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 10:58:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 09:48:31 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:48:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 16 06:21:02 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 06:21:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 11 13:36:29 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:36:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 18 11:50:05 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 21 09:05:12 -0800 2009 Mon May 18 11:50:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 08 17:05:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 17:05:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 25 13:27:30 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:27:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 04 11:30:47 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:30:47 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Wed Dec 31 12:40:43 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 12:40:43 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Nov 25 12:11:22 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 12:11:22 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Oct 04 01:18:35 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 01:18:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 23 08:28:37 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:28:43 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1353316