PinnedHarlan 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!·6 min read·2 days ago--2--2
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseThe Brilliance of Lewis Fry RichardsonA polymath and visionary, Richardson was driven by his concern for humanity·7 min read·May 22, 2024--5--5
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseThe Unlikely Existence of The Cosmological TheoremAudioactive sequences and the playful genius of John Conway·8 min read·May 13, 2024--9--9
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseIf Escher Made MusicPsychoacoustics, Shepard tones, and the logarithmic perception of pitch·5 min read·Apr 1, 2024--15--15
PinnedHarlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseYes, There is a Fractal Invisibility CloakA serendipitous discovery by radio astronomer Nathan Cohen led to a new class of metamaterials·4 min read·Mar 24, 2024--10--10
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseSeeing the InvisibleAbraham Wald and the power of the mind’s eye·5 min read·May 1, 2024--12--12
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseSt. Elmo’s FireThis mesmerizing spectacle of nature has been considered both a good omen and a harbinger of danger. The underlying physics help explain…·6 min read·Apr 23, 2024--8--8
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseResearchers Discover a Fractal ProteinAmazingly, cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus spontaneously forms Sierpinski triangles·5 min read·Apr 16, 2024--8--8
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseA Solution to the Problem of DeepfakesPublic key encryption holds an answer to the ever-expanding epidemic of disinformation and outright fakery·7 min read·Apr 8, 2024--7--7
Harlan BrothersinCantor’s ParadiseFractal Scaling in Herbie Hancock’s Orbits SoloThe distribution of interval-related data in Hancock’s solo is a fine example of a power-law in action·7 min read·Mar 15, 2024--6--6