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Fractal Kitty Blog: A Tour

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Vanessa Rivera-Quinones

  Fractal Kitty: Making Sense of the Abstract, is a blog created by Sophia Wood and edited by her daughter, where she shares an assortment of fantastic math content. What caught my attention was the great number of math illustrations … Continue reading →

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Arts And Crafts Night

Posted on April 30, 2018 by annahaensch

This week I rounded up several of my colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics for a night of mathematically inspired paper crafts from the website cutoutfoldup.com. The website site features an impressive collection of “interesting things to make … Continue reading →

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On Seashells, Spirals, and Solids

Posted on January 22, 2018 by annahaensch

Recently, a friend sent me a link to the drawing Fibonacci Dodecahedron by the Venezuelan artist Rafael Araujo. I found it quite beautiful but was immediately skeptical of the words Fibonacci and dodecahedron appearing together. It’s no secret that I … Continue reading →

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More To Math and Art Than Just Phi

Posted on September 13, 2016 by annahaensch

I recently became aware of the mathematical artist Lun-Yi London Tsai. Tsai has a master’s degree in math, and it is clear that he has studied a great deal of math in his life. His mathematical paintings and drawings are … Continue reading →

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