# Symmetry, reality's riddle

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Marcus du Sautoy
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/marcus_du_sautoy_symmetry_reality_s_riddle)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The world turns on symmetry -- from the spin of subatomic particles to the dizzying beauty of an arabesque. But there's more to it than meets the eye. Here, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy offers a glimpse of the invisible numbers that marry all symmetrical objects.

## Lectures

1. [Symmetry, reality's riddle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/marcus_du_sautoy_symmetry_reality_s_riddle/1a0d462c316d), 18 min (TED's player)