Strongly Connected Components Episode 23: Daina Taimina

I am in Riga, Latvia, enjoying some sunshine after rain, rain, rain....This morning I walked on a street where I grew up and will post pictures next time, but for now you can listen me talking with Samuel Hansen

Strongly Connected Components Episode 23: Daina Taimina

Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef in Smithsonian

In Ithaca geese were getting ready to fly away, so do I - first toWashington, DC, then to Latvia.
Sorry for beeing late posting photos - I was attending VIP event of opening Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit in Smithsonian Museum of Natural Historyon October14th on my way to Latvia where I am now for a month. The exhibit looks great - first thing you walk in is huge Smithsonian Community Reef which is displayed ver well. Other parts are placed around it and I am sure will be of great interest for visitors to explore.
studio360 had a nice piece on this event: Crochet, Geometry and Coral Reef

Benoit Mandelbrot (1924-2010) has joined fractals

It is always sad when you travel, did not check any news for some days and then learn that some great person has died. It feels to me that Benoit Mandelbrot has joined his fractals - his ideas will keep dividing and spreading and making new appearances.
obituary in NY Times
and great interview with Paola Antonelli
Beauty from Anarchy - Mathew Santhosh in The Huffington Post
pictures from BBC News