The Mathematics of Beauty: How to make the Mona Lisa Look Prettier (ASL)

Sat, Mar 8 2025
9:59 pm – 10:30 pm
Central Library

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Room: Languages & Literature, 1st Floor

Can beauty and aesthetics be framed in objective terms? Mathematicians might say yes. Watch what happens as we give the Mona Lisa a mathematical makeover.

Manil Suri, a distinguished mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the bestselling author of The Death of Vishnu and other novels. His book, The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math, was a finalist for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson literary science writing award.

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Add to My Calendar 03/08/2025 09:59 pm 03/08/2025 10:30 pm America/New_York The Mathematics of Beauty: How to make the Mona Lisa Look Prettier (ASL) <p><em>Room: Languages &amp; Literature, 1st Floor</em></p><p>Can beauty and aesthetics be framed in objective terms? Mathematicians might say yes. Watch what happens as we give the Mona Lisa a mathematical makeover.</p><p><strong>Manil Suri</strong>, a distinguished mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the bestselling author of <em>The Death of Vishnu</em> and other novels. His book, <em>The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math</em>, was a finalist for the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson literary science writing award.</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library MM/DD/YYYY 60