There are two approaches by which we human beings have explored our world: the path of science, which has given us increasingly deeper understanding of the nature of our Universe, expressed with the grace and precision of mathematics, and reaching far beyond our immediate human experience; and the path of the creative arts, by which we delve inward, into our emotions and imagination, and express our responses through art, language, and music. Yet are the two as separate as they seem? Far from it, for we ourselves are evolved products of the laws and forces of the universe, not external observers. We are deeply embedded in the warp and weft of its very fabric. In this inspiring, erudite, and wide-ranging exploration, John D. Barrow shows how our size, our form, and our aesthetic sensibilities are all moulded by the physical nature of the universe we inhabit. He explores the underlying mathematical relationships and patterns behind some of our art and music and their connections with natural forms, and draws out the ways in which the rhythms of our world — of day and night, and the yearly cycle of seasons — have impinged on the human psyche throughout history.

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