As a mathematical concept, the fractal can be intimidating. Benoit Mandelbrot, the Polish-born mathematician who coined the term, defined a fractal as “a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can ...

Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” or “aesthetic” are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian ...

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PORT ANGELES — The Second Saturday Art Walk in Port Angeles, set from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., will feature fractals at Studio Bob and nature photography at Harbor Arts. “Fractal World Explorations” by Cory ...

Oregon men’s basketball guard Jackson Shelstad broke his hand in practice earlier this week, per a release from the program. He is expected... There are those who believe that mathematics is a strict ...

Maths and art go back a long way. And it’s easy to see why. Art likes patterns and mathematics is the catalogue of all possible patterns. Some of these patterns hang on walls in frames or are used for ...

Richard Taylor receives funding from The Australian Research Council, The Research Council for Science Advancement, and The WM Keck Foundation. Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” ...