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TEDGlobal 2007
June 2007
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The fractals at the heart of African designs
Ron Eglash
'I am a mathematician, and I would like to stand on your roof.' That is how Ron Eglash greeted many African families he met while researching the fractal patterns he'd noticed in villages across the continent.