Fractals: Whoa

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Le principe de la géométrie fractale est né du cerveau fertile du mathématicien Benoît Mandelbrot. Sa théorie, qui a reçu de nombreuses applications pratiques, a permis d'identifier des structures géométriques présentes dans la nature...

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In this episode, Robert and Julie take a sweeping look at math, addressing several important questions. For example: What is math? Where does math come from? What mathematical skills are we born with and how much can we understand?

Whether it's Art Garfunkel's mathematics degree or the structure of the chromatic scale, it's easy to correlate music and math. But why are so many musical minds also well suited for number crunching? Tune in to learn more about music and math.

Anaxagoras and his work in unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos crossed the boundaries between philosophy and astronomy.. And it was, in many ways WAY ahead of its time –  ahead enough that he was criminally charged for it.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear ...  Afficher plus