by lifepatternsemerging | May 2, 2019 | Beauty in science, symmetry in science
While not known for a finely coiffed hair and flawless visage, Einstein was motivated by the pursuit of scientific beauty. He looked at the universe with awe, always convinced that a great range of physical phenomena could be elegantly explained by a few simple...
by lifepatternsemerging | Mar 14, 2019 | origami
Can you tell what this pattern is? Does it look like something humans designed, like the inside of a building? A sculpture? Or is it something created by nature? Here’s a clue: It took a couple of seconds to create it. That time doesn’t include...
by lifepatternsemerging | Mar 13, 2019 | chemical patterns, chemistry
Slime Gooey Slime seems the opposite of pattern. Yet there is an underlying pattern called a polymer. Moreover, the polymers are crosslinked, forming yet a larger pattern. Slime is in the ocean, in our bodies, in our yards. Our bodies make some kinds. Kids make a...
by lifepatternsemerging | Feb 10, 2019 | abstraction in art, Uncategorized
Kathy has such a great way of explaining abstraction in art. Watch her YouTube video. Abstraction is a key concept in our modeling, games and art, so will be an ongoing topic for us.
by lifepatternsemerging | Sep 6, 2018 | spontaneous pattern formation, Turing spots and stripes
Like many great scientists, Alan Turing found beauty in simple explanations for nature’s complexity. He often found simple explanations for very complex problems. The same mind that cracked Germany’s Enigma code during WWII (inspiring Winston Churchill to say Turing...
