We have built a world of largely straight lines – the houses we live in, the skyscrapers we work in and the streets we drive on our daily commutes. Yet outside our boxes, nature teams with frilly, ...
What do hyperbolic crochet and coral reef organisms have in common? They both evolved to maximize surface area within a limited volume. So, naturally, a crafty and talented group of mathematicians at ...
Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert (standing) and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Elizabeth Matson with "Sit-In Sculpture" Seven-thousand feet of paracord have been crocheted into a rippling, ...
What is the coral reef project about, exactly? We wanted to do something that would also draw attention to the plight of coral reefs around the world, which are being devastated by global warming and ...
“Crochet Coral and Anemone Garden” with sea slug by Marianne Midelburg. Photos by Alyssa Gorelick. Some blogs are easier than others. This one has to do with math so forgive me if I botch some of the ...
Endless variations evolving over time—much like life itself. The hyperbolic crochet coral reef has grown from the discovery that cutting-edge hyperbolic geometry could be found in the intricate ...
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