# The fractals at the heart of African designs

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2007
- Speaker: Ron Eglash
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ron_eglash_the_fractals_at_the_heart_of_african_designs)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

'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.

## Lectures

1. [The fractals at the heart of African designs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ron_eglash_the_fractals_at_the_heart_of_african_designs/db874d05e628), 17 min (TED's player)