As expected, Jonathan Miller’s talk reflecting on “the biology of design didn’t disappoint, and was a object lesson in science communication. As a non biologist (my background is mainly physics, materials, surface science, music and finance) I found it fascinating, informative and quite inspiring. As Miller is a celebrated theatre director, scientist, author and a host of other things, the …
The Biology of Design
Al round polymath Jonathan Miller is giving a talk tonight reflecting on “the biology of design – why do we have faces, what are the forces that shape our symmetry and the patterns we see in nature?” It’s a fascinating subject, and as most of what we are doing in nanotechnologies is simply unravelling how various bits of nature work and …