Ron Eglash on African fractals | Video on TED.com

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Rated by Ted on Oct 22, 3:34pm

How the Mind Works, Architectural Inspiration, Inspired by Nature, Africa: The Next Chapter, How We Learn, Numbers at Play
Rated by ashman345 on Oct 10, 6:47pm

Blew my mind, love ted talks
Rated by geauxlsu225 on Oct 03, 8:05pm

another TED talk... fascinating... *** "Ethno-mathematician" Ron Eglash is the author of African Fractals, a book that examines the fractal patterns underpinning architecture, art and design in many parts of Africa. By looking at aerial-view photos -- and then following up with detailed research on the ground -- Eglash discovered that many African villages are purposely laid out to form perfect fractals, with self-similar shapes repeated in the rooms of the house, and the house itself, and the clusters of houses in the village, in mathematically predictable patterns. ***
Rated by clintyfresh on Sep 26, 12:43pm

What was that really annoying smacky slappy clicky noise I was hearing the whole time? Was that his moist mouth?
Rated by Konimotsinui on Sep 07, 5:57pm

Jesus. They made their player tiny.
Rated by brendonboshell on Aug 05, 6:16am

Interesting
Rated by Captain-Murphy on Jul 27, 5:37pm

All educates should see this.
Rated by doomed51 on Jun 26, 2:39pm

mind = blown
Rated by loveyoutodeathbu on Jun 26, 8:36am

Your body is covered with fractals, you are breathing each word with fractal lungs. Don't miss this Ted talk =)

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