PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseA King Among RulersThe Golomb ruler is a mysterious and elegant combinatorial object with many real-life applications3d ago83d ago8
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseThe Bach Cello Suites: A Fractal WonderlandBach’s famous cello suites are a rich source of fractal structureJul 45Jul 45
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseIf Escher Made MusicPsychoacoustics, Shepard tones, and the logarithmic perception of pitchApr 115Apr 115
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseSeeing the InvisibleAbraham Wald and the power of the mind’s eyeMay 112May 112
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseThe Unlikely Existence of The Cosmological TheoremAudioactive sequences and the playful genius of John ConwayMay 139May 139
Harlan BrothersinThe RiffThis Year in Song (1960)A reflection of the times — commentary and a complete playlist of the Billboard Year-End Top 100Jun 282Jun 282
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseWhy is Aluminum Foil Only Shiny on One Side?Considering I’ve been using it for decades, I suddenly found my ignorance alarming.Jun 2514Jun 2514
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadisePascal’s PrismFirst published in 2012, this 3-dimensional extension of Pascal’s triangle is a wonderland of significant number sequencesJun 195Jun 195
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseThe Ultimate Guide to Recamán’s SequenceSubtract if you can, add if you can’t — a simple rule leads to wild behavior and musical structureJun 109Jun 109
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadisePascal’s Triangle and Powers of eThe base of the natural logarithm is deeply woven through Pascal’s triangle — in an infinite number of ways!May 316May 316