{"id":27535,"date":"2010-08-07T08:18:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-07T08:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/here%e2%80%99s-your-awesomely-trippy-math-video-of-the-week-discoblog\/"},"modified":"2010-08-07T08:18:33","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T08:18:33","slug":"here%e2%80%99s-your-awesomely-trippy-math-video-of-the-week-discoblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/here%e2%80%99s-your-awesomely-trippy-math-video-of-the-week-discoblog.php","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Your Awesomely Trippy Math Video of the Week | Discoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever caught yourself fantasizing about infinite series of irrational numbers while out in the woods, this video<em> <\/em> is for you. Or if you just like cool graphics.<\/p><p>Cristobal Vila&rsquo;s <em>Nature by Numbers:<\/em><\/p><p>As you may&rsquo;ve noticed, an important motif in the video is the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fibonacci_number\">Fibonacci Sequence<\/a>. The series starts with 0 and 1. After those first two, you can calculate each subsequent number in the series by adding the previous two: 0 + 1 = 1, 1 + 1 = 2, 1 + 2 = 3, 2 + 3 = 5 . . . Thus 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 . . .<\/p><p>Among <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mathworld.wolfram.com\/FibonacciNumber.html\">other things<\/a>, the series is good for making a Fibonacci Spiral (from squares with side lengths defined by each number in the sequence) which sort of matches a Golden Spiral, which sort of matches a Nautilus shell. The complete explanation of the numbers behind the nature is available on the Vila&rsquo;s website, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.etereaestudios.com\/docs_html\/nbyn_htm\/about_index.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Related content:<br>Discoblog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Permanent Link: Hunting Sharks Are the Mathematicians of the Seas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/2010\/06\/10\/hunting-sharks-are-the-mathematicians-of-the-seas\/\">Hunting Sharks Are the Mathematicians of the Seas<\/a><br>Discoblog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Permanent Link: Alien Math Shows Why Grad Student Doesn&rsquo;t Have a Girlfriend\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/2010\/01\/14\/alien-math-shows-why-grad-student-doesnt-have-a-girlfriend\/\">Alien Math Shows Why Grad Student Doesn&rsquo;t Have a Girlfriend<\/a><br>Discoblog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Permanent Link: Danger! 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Car Salesmen Now in Possession of &ldquo;Perfect Handshake&rdquo; Equation<\/a><br>Discoblog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/2010\/06\/16\/the-ok-go-video-playing-with-the-speed-of-time\/\">The OK Go Video: Playing With the Speed of Time<\/a><br>Discoblog: <a rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Mother of all Rube Goldberg Machines!\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/discoblog\/2010\/03\/02\/the-mother-of-all-rube-goldberg-machines\/\">The Mother of all Rube Goldberg Machines!<\/a><\/p><p><em>Video: Cristobal Vila<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.etereaestudios.com\/docs_html\/nbyn_htm\/intro.htm\">Nature by Numbers<\/a><\/p><p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/5tR2ttMQ3Y59ETBSBLYt2fhlHPI\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/61067_di\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><br><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/5tR2ttMQ3Y59ETBSBLYt2fhlHPI\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/61067_di\" border=\"0\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/61067_qpMh4pmZ2JY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever caught yourself fantasizing about infinite series of irrational numbers while out in the woods, this video is for you. 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