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Ο Ρόν Έγκλας για τα Αφρικανικά Φράκταλ

Filmed Jun 2007 • Posted Nov 2007TEDGlobal 2007
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"Είμαι μαθηματικός, και θα ήθελα να σταθώ στην οροφή σας." Με αυτόν τον τρόπο ο Ρόν Έγκλας συστηνόταν στις Αφρικανικές οικογένειες που γνώριζε ενώ ερευνούσε πάνω σε φράκταλ σχέδια που πρόσεξε σε χωριά ανά την ήπειρο.

Ron Eglash is an ethno-mathematician: he studies the way math and cultures intersect. He has shown that many aspects of African design -- in architecture, art, even hair braiding -- are based on perfect fractal patterns. Full bio »

Translated into Greek by Nikos Kollas
Reviewed by ΛΟΥΚΑΣ ΜΠΟΥΛΑΡΗΣ (BULLARI LLUKA)
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