Category Archives: Nature

Mandelbrot 1924-2010

Posted on October 17, 2010 by dabacon

Benoît B. Mandelbrot, a mathematical maverick and curmudgeon extraordinaire has passed away at the age of 85 (NYTimes obit.)  Mandelbrot is most well known for coining the word “fractal” and studying the set which now bears his name, but was … Continue reading →

Posted in Caltech, Mathematics, Nature | 8 Comments

This Is Not a Crack in the Road

Posted on June 19, 2009 by dabacon

Ant 1: Protect the queen! Ant 2: Which one’s the queen? Ant 3: I’m the queen! Ant 1: No you’re not! Homer: Nooo! [his head smashed the colony, and the ants float free] Ant 1: Freedom! Horrible, horrible freedom! Buzz: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Self: Meet Center. Center: Meet Self. | 6 Comments