Discover the surprising ways that maths underpins human creativity in music, art, architecture, writing, and our sense of beauty.

Beneath the music, architecture, design and even literature we humans create are patterns which arise from the seemingly unrelated world of maths — but where would we look, and how might we find them?

The blueprints of this hidden code are everywhere: from the prime numbers and symmetry, to the fractals and hyperbolic geometry upon all of which nature builds the wonders of our universe — and so do human artists and designers. From neolithic stone circles to modernist architecture, from Bach to Radiohead, and from Shakespeare to Dada, it's always there.

Our guide to this hidden marvel is Mathematician, author, broadcaster and Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Marcus du Sautoy who has spent a lifetime exploring such connections. His latest book, Blueprints: How mathematics shapes creativity (https://www.4thestate.co.uk/products/blueprints-how-mathematics-shapes-creativity-marcus-du-sautoy-9780008684990/), looks to art, music, design and literature to uncover the key mathematical structures that underpin both human creativity and the natural world.

On Wednesday 18th November, PubSci (https://pubsci.info/welcome-to-pubsci/) is delighted to welcome Professor Marcus du Sautoy to explore the unexpected links that inspire artists and mathematicians alike.

Join us at the Old King's Head for a unique, and hugely popular evening. We strongly recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.

Copies of Blueprints will be available to buy on the night.

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The venue is PubSci's regular home, The Old King's Head near Borough Market, which offers a great range of drinks, has a happy hour before 7pm, and opens the kitchen serving classic pub grub especially for us.

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Is PubSci for me...?

PubSci (https://pubsci.info) presents accessible science talks in the comfort of a pub meeting room so you can enjoy top quality talks with a drink in your hand. No specialist knowledge is needed.

Why you should come to this event

Marcus du Sautoy is one of the country's leading mathematicians and science popularisers with a knack for making maths feel natural by revealing its hidden connections to the familiar, everyday world.

You'll come away with a new sense of wonder at the beauty of the universe and the hidden splendour of maths beneath creativity.

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PubSci talks run for around 45 minutes, followed by a short break and a Q&A session. We aim to finish by 9pm. The Old King's Head has a happy hour before 7 and the kitchen serves traditional pub grub. The nearest tube is London Bridge (Borough High Street exit). See FAQs for more.

Reserve you place by booking with Eventbrite today. See below for ticketing options, to read about this month's speakers, and learn more about PubSci.

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About our speaker

Marcus du Sautoy is professor of mathematics and Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford (a chair previously held by Richard Dawkins).

He's a fellow of New College Oxford and a keen jazz musician and amateur footballer, for which he wears shirt 17 – a prime number. In fact all the players in Recreativo Hackney wear prime numbers on their shirts!

As a mathematician, his research seeks to understand the world of symmetry by using a tool from number theory called zeta functions.

Outside the world of mathematical research,

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