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A mysterious design that appears across millennia

Terry Moore · TED

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What can we make of a design that shows up over and over in disparate cultures throughout history? Theorist Terry Moore explores "Penrose tiling" -- two shapes that fit together in infinite combinations without ever repeating -- and ponders what it might mean.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2023
Speaker
Terry Moore
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
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