Talks

Margaret Wertheim sulla magnifica matematica del corallo (e del lavoro all’uncinetto)

Filmed Feb 2009 • Posted Apr 2009TED2009
TED2009
  • Embed
  • Download
  • FavoriteFavorited
  • Rate

You can share this video by copying this HTML to your clipboard and pasting into your blog or web page.

560 x 315
640 x 360
853 x 480
Subtitles:
Loading …

You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this rating widget you need to get the latest Flash player.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.

TED Conversations

Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation.

Comment on this Talk

97 total comments

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

progress indicator

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

Margaret Wertheim conduce un progetto per riprodurre le creature delle barriere coralline, usando una tecnica di lavoro all’uncinetto inventata da una matematica – celebrando le meraviglie della barriera corallina ed immergendosi profondamente nella geometria iperbolica che sta alla base della creazione del corallo.

By masterminding a project to model a coral reef armed only with crochet hooks, Margaret Wertheim hopes to bring some of the most complicated mathematical models embodied in our universe into the minds (and hands) of the masses. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Francesca Bonsignori
Reviewed by Lela Selmo
Comments? Please email the translators above.

More talks translated into Italian »

Related playlists New View more »

  • Ocean wonders 10
    Ocean wonders
    Curated by TED Dive into the unexplored universe beneath the waves: the beautiful, fragile (and sometimes terrifying) world of the ocean.
  • The artist is in. 10
    The artist is in.
    Curated by TED Why create? Artists and designers share their work, their process and their vision in these deeply personal -- and often hilarious -- talks.
  • Our future in cities 9
    Our future in cities
    Curated by TED Humanity's future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of...

What to Watch Next

Play_icon

Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs

Play_icon

Garrett Lisi: An 8-dimensional model of the universe

Play_icon

David Gallo: Underwater astonishments

What Your Friends are Watching

Related Tags

Creative Commons

We want you to share our Talks!

Just follow the guidelines outlined under our Creative Commons license.