Symmetry is all around us. Since the time of the ancient Greeks, from the legend of Pythagoras through to Galileo and Descartes, it has been theorised through science and embodied through music. But how are the creative arts responding to symmetry today? Can the concept help communities to flourish, enriching them through the arts whilst educating them about maths?

In this episode mathematician Artem Pulemotov and musicologist Denis Collins join host Emma Cole to discuss how the concept of symmetry can bridge the divide between arts and science. We explore Artem and Denis' unique partnership and how it has led to the commission of two new compositions, by Nicole Murphy and Robert Davidson, which seek to render the transformations behind multidimensional symmetry systems sonically. Join us to hear excerpts from both compositions, performed by acclaimed ensemble Topology, and to consider the public engagement benefits behind rendering mathematics through music.

This episode features performances from Christa Powell (violin), John Babbage (soprano saxophone), Robert Davidson (bass guitar), and Therese Milanovic (piano). Geoff McGahan is the recording engineer for the musical excerpts from Typology, and Anthony Frangi edited and mastered the overall episode. Matt Bapty is the Creative Flourishing research assistant.