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Marcus du Sautoy
@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social
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I am the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. https://bio.to/Blueprints
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Introducing my new book BLUEPRINTS: how mathematics shapes creativity. Published by @4thestatebooks.bsky.social on 8 May.
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Jackson Pollock captured fractals without knowing it.
Marcus du Sautoy: The fractal dimension of his paintings can even spot fakes.

🎙 Dark Matter, Bright Minds | Kindle Cast

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“almost all the high-quality data that could improve an AI agent’s performance has been consumed” John Thornhill in the FT today. A sentiment that I’ve been expressing in my AI talks recently.
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What if math could reveal the hidden patterns behind life, art, and the universe itself? @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social 's "Blueprints" takes us on a journey through the structures that shape our world on @breakingmath.bsky.social

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Blueprints with Marcus du Sautoy
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#Math isn’t just #numbers on a page—it’s the blueprint of our #universe. In "Blueprints", @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social shows us how equations secretly shape everything from music to nature.

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What if math could reveal the hidden patterns behind life, art, and the universe itself? @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social 's "Blueprints" takes us on a journey through the structures that shape our world on @breakingmath.bsky.social

Give it a Listen:
youtu.be/d1PQnSPCLJ0?...
Blueprints with Marcus du Sautoy
YouTube video by Breaking Math
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My book Blueprints is out in the US next week. Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from September 3-5! Premium Members get an additional 10% off print copies!

Pre-order your copy of BLUEPRINTS with code PREORDER25

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Sign up here lnkd.in/e6sqpKpR to come to my lecture at the Mathematical Institute in Oxford on May 21 at 5:30 where I’ll be talking about my new book Blueprints: how mathematics shapes creativity
It’s publication day! Get your copy of Blueprints here bio.to/Blueprints @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
I’m launching my new book BLUEPRINTS: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity (published by @4thestatebooks.bsky.social ) on May 8 at Second Home in Spitalfields in conversation with Conrad Shawcross. It’s a free event so please join us secondhome.io/event/bluepr...
The first physical copy of my book arrived today. Always an exciting moment for an author. @4thestatebooks.bsky.social
I'm speaking @hayfestival.bsky.social on 24th May about my new book Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity (published by @4thestatebooks.bsky.social ) Tickets available here www.hayfestival.com/p-23397-marc...
Introducing my new book BLUEPRINTS: how mathematics shapes creativity. Published by @4thestatebooks.bsky.social on 8 May.
Looking forward to returning to Mr B’s Emporium in Bath to talk about my new book BLUEPRINTS June 3rd
Thanks for sharing. Fascinating to see how this aspect of AI develops.
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Many argue that order and disorder are human concepts, depending on perspective. | https://buff.ly/4gE6uPs

Join @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social , Marika Taylor, and Nick Lane as they debate whether we can ever truly make sense of objective states of the universe.

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A world of order and chaos
Order and disorder are central to our understanding of the world. Biologists define life as the expending of energy to create order.  In neuroscience, a 2023 MIT study concluded the mind operates in…
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On the art of the shortcut 📈

@marcusdusautoy.bsky.social shared his passion for shortcuts with his new guide – Thinking Better – at Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias 2025.

Catch up! www.hayfestival.org/cartagena
So excited to see how your project evolves. Loved our session at Cheltenham Science Festival.
Fun fact: in Panama City you can see the sun rise over the Pacific and set in the Atlantic. How crazy is that. I was visiting to talk about the Spanish edition of Thinking Better at the Hay Forum Panama.
Emily Howard, my fellow director at PRiSM at RNCM, is up for the BBC Music Magazine Premiere Award 2025 for her piece Anvil which uses in its composition a huge Anvil Grid text of 41x23 words It’s a public vote! Link here to vote www.wisemusicclassical.com/news/4990/Em...
Emily Howard nominated for BBC Music Magazine Award
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