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Unbelievable shapes, textures, structures, all in full color, changing to infinity or seen as stills. This is truly an art form.

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What are your favorite kind of fractals?

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Friday. 1 Reply 0 Likes

This isn't intended as a technical question, but one of aesthetic preference. I most enjoy fractal landscapes that seem real and 3D. Zooming through the Mandelbrot set was my first riveting…Continue

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Fractals from the uncanny valley

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner Jun 12. 2 Replies 0 Likes

The uncanny valley refers to images which are just like human enough to be easily recognizable and just unlike human enough to be deeply disturbing.…Continue

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Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs

Started by Joan Denoo Jan 5. 0 Replies 0 Likes

http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html"'Ethno-mathematician' Ron Eglash is the author of African…Continue

Fractals in economics

Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo Nov 26, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes

This slope is called a…Continue

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Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on June 12, 2013 at 9:34pm

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Comment by Joan Denoo on March 23, 2013 at 1:24pm: Making the invisible visible, making order out of chaos. The hidden dimension.

PBS Nova - Fractals - Hunting the Hidden Dimension.avi

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 22, 2013 at 12:26am: Yes Sentient, it is Romanesco broccoli, or Roman cauliflower, is an edible flower of the species Brassica oleracea, and a variant form of cauliflower. First documented in Italy, it is light green in color and is a natural approximation of a fractal.

Comment by Sentient Biped on March 21, 2013 at 8:34pm: this one

Comment by Sentient Biped on March 21, 2013 at 8:33pm: The one labeled "Image 1956" or something (I can't recall the whole number) looks just like Italian Broccoli

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 21, 2013 at 6:21pm: The helical model - our solar system is a vortex

Using Fractal/Fibonacci/Golden ratio, gives a different perspective of our sun, planets and the universe.

I have no idea if any of this makes sense or means anything, but it does generate interesting ideas from different perspectives. If nothing else, it is an interesting image. I image going through space, following our sun with our other plants in tow, and going through the universe toward infinity.

What difference dos that make if my life span is, say 100 years? Well, it makes a difference on how I perceive myself in relation to all that is, was and will be.

I hope you have as much fun with fractal geometry as I do.

Comment by Joan Denoo on March 21, 2013 at 5:40pm: Fractals in Nature

see flora, fauna, energy, design, motion ... all kinds of fractals in nature.