A bump on the head, a mysterious femme fatale and a strange encounter on a windswept peak all add up to a heck of a night for Manny Brot, Private Eye. Watch as he tries his hand at saving the dame and getting the cash! Shudder at the mind-bending geometric riddles! Thrill to the stunning solution of The Case of the Missing Fractals. [Directed by TED-Ed, narrated by George Zaidan, music by Stephen Eugene Larosa].

Alex Rosenthal and George Zaidan: The case of the missing fractals

The case of the missing fractals

Manny Brot, a fictional detective, employs geometric riddles to navigate a night of intrigue, revealing the wonders of fractals.

Fractals, with their infinite complexity and self-similarity at any scale, are likened to the dreams and mysteries of life itself.

Exploring infinity in geometry, Manny Brot discovers shapes with zero area yet infinite perimeters, unveiling the paradox of fractals.