137th UTokyo Open Lecture, Autumn 2023 “Science and Beauty”
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理性に訴える美
Symmetries in our life [JP]
We human beings feel that something is “beautiful” when it shows a certain regularity. Such regularity is often called “symmetry” in the context of mathematics and physics. In this talk, examples of symmetries found in our ordinary life will be given. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire others.
The beauty of biological rhythms created by oscillatory reactions [JP]
Biological systems have various types of rhythms. Humans have a 24-hour circadian rhythm, the heart beats rhythmically and a sperm swims by the rhythmic movement of the flagellum. How these rhythms are generated from the viewpoint of reactions will be shown. NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire others.
Beautiful Mathematical World [JP]
In the 19th Century, Sylvester wrote “May not music be described as the mathematics of the sense, mathematics as music of the reason?” Let’s see the beautiful world in our cluttered world with Mathematics! NOTE: - This lecture was conducted only in Japanese. ★Your sharing on SNS may inspire others.
感性に訴える美
Science and Aesthetics in Chinese Music [JP]
Pre-modern Chinese music can be divided into two categories according to traditional scholarly classifications, namely, Jingxue (経学) and arts (藝術). Confucian scholars studied musical temperament as Jingxue, which was the study of the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (四書五経). In relation to the study of musical temperament, some of them discussed “technology”, such as astronomy …
It All Starts with Play: The Current State of Game Studies [JP]
Play and game have long been the focus of attention in fields such as philosophy, psychology, education, anthropology and economics as keys to understanding the human creativity and cooperativeness. Today, however, “Game Studies” is newly established as an independent academic field linked to the research of digital technology and new media. In this lecture, the latest trends will be introduced. …
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