The mysterious golden ratio: why is it everywhere, now in human skull? | Explained News, The Indian Express

The mysterious golden ratio: why is it everywhere, now in human skull? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Kabir Firaque |New Delhi |Updated: October 14, 2019 1:18:33 am

The mysterious golden ratio: why is it everywhere, now in human skull?

The golden ratio appears in the work of artists and designers from Da Vinci to Corbusier, and also shows itself in nature in pineapple scales, rose petals and many more places.

The golden ratio divides a line into two unequal parts as shown. The same ratio shows up in the human skull, when the arc over it is divided at the bregma. (Source: Johns Hopkins University)

For centuries, the golden ratio has fascinated all kinds of people, not just mathematicians. Physicists and biologists have studied it, architects and artists have used it, and worshippers have described it as a divine design. And through the centuries, the golden ratio has continued to amaze its diverse fans, frequently cropping up at unexpected places.