Fractals in nature

With these forks we induce the geometric information of the natural harmonics of the unfolding of nature, in perfect proportion. The effect

Aunque ya hablamos brevemente en esta otra entrada sobre la posibilidad o no de que el orden del universo y la naturaleza sean sólo «aparentes», ampliamos el tema hoy por ser éste un argumen…

Close up of a leaf from a kiwi plant. I like the little spikes.

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Geometry can be found on the smallest of scales, as is proven by the beautiful work of the butterfly in creating her eggs. The butterflies’ metamorphosis is a recognised story, but few know about t…

As a new high school teacher a couple of decades ago, my 15 year old students asked me (with all the dramatic tones of that age group) : “Why do we have to do maths?” My brain raced …

Its a Romanesco broccoli up close and fractal. Just like a sunflower heart, it is a true example of mathematics in nature. I think it is a striking vegetable - I crave novelty in food, so bought two for a Sunday roast. I steamed them lightly and served them naked, unfettered by cheese sauce. No bugger touched them. Had the lot meself. I smelled faintly rancid for a week.

We have pulled together some of the most stunning natural examples we could find of fractals on our planet.

“Cool natural #geometry where you might not expect: a cabbage! #Fibonacci”

A proporção áurea vem encantando pessoas ao longo de séculos. Dizem que ela pode ser encontrada na natureza, na arquitetura, em pinturas de Leonardo da Vinci e até no corpo...