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Ron Eglash sobre Fractales africanos

"Soy un matemático, y quisiera subirme a su techo". Así es como Ron Eglash saludaba a muchas familias africanas que conoció mientras investigaba los patrones fractales que había notado en aldeas en todo el continente.

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"Soy un matemático, y quisiera subirme a su techo". Así es como Ron Eglash saludaba a muchas familias africanas que conoció mientras investigaba los patrones fractales que había notado en aldeas en todo el continente.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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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.

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