Collaborating with psychologists and neuroscientists, we measured people's responses to fractals found in nature (using photos of natural scenes), art (Pollock's paintings) and mathematics ...

“I found it a highly stimulating read, with an interesting connection between works of art and biology.” In nature, fractal patterns aren’t just aesthetically pleasing, they’re also often ...

While at the Manchester School of Art, he built a rickety pendulum ... a series of Pollocks from the 1950s and found that the paintings were indeed fractal. It was a little like discovering ...

The curves, experts have found, are always six times the width of the channel. This kind of self-similarity is characteristic of fractals and the reason why rivers look alike all around the world.

Obtain images of fractals to display for the class. Some images can be found at Fractal Art Main Gallery Web site. Students will be viewing a video clip of Benoît Mandelbrot. Bookmark the video ...

Researchers have found a clue in the branches ... natural branch diameter scaling exponent. But by looking at fractals in art and trees, the researchers hoped to start a discussion.

Collaborating with psychologists and neuroscientists, we measured people’s responses to fractals found in nature (using photos of natural scenes), art (Pollock’s paintings) and mathematics ...