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The Golden Ratio: Possibly the best rectangle in the world

DURATION: 01:55

Find out more about how the proportions of the Golden Ratio are consistently found in nature and have replicated by artists and architects for thousands of years. Voiced by Harry Shearer. Scripted by Nigel Warburton.

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A HISTORY OF IDEASVicky Neale on the Mathematics of Beauty

Mathematician Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beauty and the beauty of mathematics.

FIRST BROADCAST: 19 Nov 2014