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The fractals at the heart of African designs

Ron Eglash · TED

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About

'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he'd noticed in villages across the continent.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2007
Speaker
Ron Eglash
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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