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What’s Fractal and What Isn’t

Some comments on Ron Eglash’s very interesting TED presentation on the concept of fractals and and the history of their investigation in math and science, with special emphasis on Ron’s investigations into African village design. I hope these notes don’t … Continue reading

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Fractals

There were some lucid moments in the discussion, and I got in a few votes for not calling everything that has some discernible pattern “fractal.” The word “fractal” is just too fracking fun to throw around. It’s all fractal. Amazing. … Continue reading

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