Two for Tuesday – A Short and A Long
http://youtu.be/e8P1Y1a7-L4 http://youtu.be/xDf-AbOTNDA I know I’ve shared this one before, but my heart skips a beat every time I hear Arthur C. Clarke get excited over the Mandelbrot set.
Beamed Octahedron – 3D printed fractal
Showcasing YOUR amazing talent – via SDID²
BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS
BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS from PARACHUTES.TV on Vimeo.
Two for Tuesday – More Mathematics!
http://youtu.be/KwmI6ZB3cno http://youtu.be/B-nw75pNQgc
Two for Tuesday – Paradoxes and Puzzles
http://youtu.be/wa3ZDEZj3P8
Delaware Today
This is a piece for Delaware Today about young girls losing interest in science, technology, engineering and math related studies. The state’s schools and businesses are hoping to turn all this around.
Tranquility of the Night
via AirElephant
Nikki Graziano Found Functions
“Nevertheless, the fact is that there is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics. It is every bit as mind blowing as cosmology or physics… and allows more freedom of expression than poetry, art, or music… Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood.” – Paul Lockhart
Hunting the Hidden Dimension – Nova
Find out how fractal geometry is used to measure and analyze coast lines, rivers, weather and other natural phenomena, how fractals are helping doctors detect heart issues and cancer earlier, and make just about everything better from movies and games to textiles, art and communications. “For generations, scientists believed that the wildness of nature could not be defined by mathematics
Flex Mex
I think I am in love.
Bridging the Gap Between Math and Art
via sciencecenter The sculpture is a modular combination of nine interacting pieces. Each piece is folded by hand from a circle of paper, using a compass to score the creases and cut out a central hole. This transformation of flat paper into swirling surfaces creates sculpture that feels alive. Paper folds itself into a natural equilibrium form depending on its