Professor Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor is a Professor of Physics, Psychology and Art. He has a Ph.D. in physics and a degree in art theory. Taylor explores nature’s patterns across a diverse range of fields (spanning architecture, art, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, physiology and psychology) and has published over 300 articles. He has taught 10,000 students and won 5 teaching awards. Taylor uses his interests in nature’s patterns to encourage and promote public awareness of science-art collaborations. His work has been the subject of television documentaries (including ABC’s The Art of Science, PBS’s Hunting the Hidden Dimension and the BBC’s The Code), many popular press articles (for example, in The New York Times and The London Times) and magazine articles (for example, in Scientific American, Time, The New Yorker, New Scientist and Discover). He regularly gives lectures around the world, commissioned by organizations as diverse as the Nobel Foundation, the Royal Society and national art galleries such as the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.