Introduction: ambiguities and singularities
The problem with beauty: everything is connected in life: beautiful things in science
Disconnections and asymmetries: the less than beautiful in art
Evolutionary perspectives: from the future to the past: the evolution of the (artist's) mind
New mythologies: reinventing the past
Universal Studios: scientists measure art
Mind and body, body and mind: Sculpted by the world: art and some concepts from contemporary consciousness studies
New bodies for old: the art and science of the body elective
The fragile environment and the future: It's all over Johnny: art and the fragile environment
Reconnections: a muted curiosity.