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The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, like, what is it? And does the myth of the golden ratio hold up to its...
Curated Video
The History of the Golden Ratio
How the Golden Ratio was discovered and used through time, from architecture to art to music. Maths - Measurement A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts...
Curated Video
The Golden Ratio: The Divine Proportion in Nature and Art
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, there was a belief in the divine property of numbers. Some held that number held the secret to aesthetics and the very nature of the universe itself. Let’s learn about the golden ratio.
Gresham College
The Uses of Irrationality: Paper Sizes and the Golden Ratio - Professor John D. Barrow
Is there anything mathematically interesting about the paper sizes we use? We will see that their range of sizes has special features that facilitates their use in Xerox machines. The standard US Letter system of sizes is different and...
Curated Video
Defining Art
A video entitled "Defining Art" which discusses the difficulty of defining art.
Curated Video
Mastering Composition: A Guide to Enhancing Your Photography Skills
New ReviewIn this video, the importance of understanding composition in photography is discussed to effectively direct the viewer's attention and highlight key elements in a photo. The video covers various composition rules such as the rule of...
Amor Sciendi
The Birth of Venus and Phi
Trying to work through the rumor that the Golden Ratio appears in Botticelli's famous work "The Birth of Venus" The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Works Cited Hagen, Rose-Marie, and Rainer Hagen. Masterpieces in Detail: What Great...
The Art Assignment
Use the Present Perimeter to create art. | Jonathan Nesci | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with artist and designer Jonathan Nesci at the First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. Jonathan uses systems of design to experiment with new materials and processes, and his assignment for you invites you to do...
World Science Festival
Spotlight: Things That Are Really There
Strip away the trimmings of a traditional science presentation, add cocktails, and you have WSF Spotlight. Here, astrophysicist Mario Livio, from the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, takes us on a tour of the cosmos in all its...
Amor Sciendi
Architecture and Proportion
The French Architect Le Corbusier revived traditions of human proportions in architecture in a radically new way.
Crash Course
The Golden Age of Hollywood
Did movies save America during the Great Depression? Or did the Great Depression save movies? Learn more about the Golden Age of Hollywood with a video that covers the five major film studios, the colorization of big budget movies, and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry Word Problem: The Golden Ratio
Triangle similarity, the Golden ratio, and art, all converge in this inspiring video!