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Benoit Mandelbrot: A Life in Many Dimensions

Benoit Mandelbrot: A Life in Many Dimensions

A marvelous collection of articles, many by those who worked with Benoit, memorializing the remarkable breadth and depth of his work in science & art.

2014

Michael Frame, et al.

Michael Frame, Nathan Cohen

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This Week in Science History

Milestones in science, mathematics, and technology for the week of March 24th–30th

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This Week in Science History

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The Fractal Math of a Healthy Heart

Contrary to what we used to think, a steady heartbeat is bad news

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The Fractal Math of a Healthy Heart

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Belphegor’s Prime

…and its beastly cousins

Mar 18

Belphegor’s Prime

Mar 18

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The Paradox of the Amazing Menger Sponge

It has zero volume, infinite surface area, and real-life applications

Feb 24

The Paradox of the Amazing Menger Sponge

Feb 24

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A Top Candidate for the Most Bizarre Mating Ritual

It’s the stuff of a science fiction nightmare

Feb 9

A Top Candidate for the Most Bizarre Mating Ritual

Feb 9

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This Week in Science History

Milestones in science, mathematics, and technology for the week of March 17th–23rd

Mar 20

This Week in Science History

Mar 20

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100 Seconds of Pi

Hello, Friends. Happy Pi Day! Here’s a musical celebration. (3/14/25)

Mar 13

100 Seconds of Pi

Mar 13

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What Starts with π and Ends with e?

Amazingly, you can use the digits of π to generate the base of the natural logarithm, e.

Mar 3

What Starts with π and Ends with e?

Mar 3

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What Exactly is a Fractal?

Mathematics is the art of precision. So why is this term so tough to pin down?

Feb 18

What *Exactly* is a Fractal?

Feb 18

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The Beauty of Binet’s Formula

How to derive this powerful function for quickly generating the Fibonacci numbers

Feb 3

The Beauty of Binet’s Formula

Feb 3

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