Arthur C. Clarke Presents the Colors of Infinity

≡ Category: Math | ≅ 3 Comments

In 1995, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the futurist and science fiction writer most well known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, presented a television documentary on the 1980 discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set). Fractals: The Colors of Infinity brings us inside the world of fractal geometry, and soon enough we’re encountering what has been called [...]

Pete Seeger, 91, Performs BP Protest Song

≡ Category: Current Affairs, Music | ≅ Leave a Comment

Bless the man. Pete Seeger, now 91, is still doing it, putting protests into song. On July 24th, he appeared at a Gulf Coast Oil Spill fundraiser at The City Winery in New York City. There, he performed a song he co-wrote with Lorre Wyatt: “God’s Counting on Me, God’s Counting on You.” All proceeds [...]

Zooming Into the World

≡ Category: Random, Science | ≅ 1 Comment

Last week, a classic film, Powers of Ten, showed us what it looks like when we zoom out into the universe by factors of ten. Helena sent us that video. Now, Robert directs our attention to videos that move in the extreme opposite direction. They zoom inward, taking us down to the atomic level of [...]

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