Month October 2010

Geek, Shared with Fractalspin, Technology

Evolution of the Geek

Pretty good.

Liz
October 20, 2010

Cool stuff, Design, Science, Technology

“Benoitbot” Benoit Mandelbrot Paper Toy

Benoit Mandelbrot spent his life explaining the complexity of nature by studying mathematical self-similar structures with infinitely repeating complexities, which he termed “fractals.” They were the key to explaining non-smooth objects, from mountain ranges and shorelines, to blood vessels and…

Liz
October 19, 2010

Fractalspin, Geek, Science, Shared with Fractalspin, Technology

RIP Benoit Mandelbrot, Fractal Innovator

Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry died at the age of 85 this week. Fractals are a visual representation of an equation that is self-similar and based on recursion, and just so happen to mimic an incredible array of…

Liz
October 18, 2010