Publish at April 12 2017 Updated October 26 2023
Symmetry is everywhere in nature. And we often associate it with beauty: on a perfectly formed leaf or butterfly, there's a mirror-like effect of the patterns on each wing. But it turns out that asymmetry is just as important - and more common than we think. Leo Q. Wan takes us inside the human body to show us how biological asymmetry can be very pretty.
Lesson by Leo Q. Wan, animated by Echo Bridge Pictures.
Running time: 4min18
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