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sciencesoup:

The Mathematics of Beauty

The Fibonacci Sequence is a sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two—i.e., 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…and so on to infinity. The ratio of one number to the next is approximately 1.61803, which is called “phi”, or the Golden Ratio. It’s not a magical mathematical equation of the universe, but it definitely reflects natural, aesthetically beautiful patterns. The ratio been used as the ideal proportion standard by artists and architects throughout history, and it’s also found in nature because it’s one of the most efficient way to pack things together. The human body can mostly be divided up in terms of the golden ratio, with one nose, two eyes, three segments to each limb, five fingers on each hand, and our measurements and proportions also reflect the ratio, especially the proportions of the human face—the width of the nose, position of the eyes, length of the chin. Our attraction to another person increases if their body and features are symmetrical and proportional, since we perceive them to be healthier, and so the Golden Ratio appears to be connected with humans ideals of beauty. It’s worth noting, however, that although the ratio can create a beautiful face, it can’t create a beautiful mind.

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cab1729:

Bubbles sink in Guinness because of the peculiar geometry of pint glasses, say a dedicated group of researchers at the University of Limerick

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petecrabb:

Various Tiling and Patterns Using The Same Two Shapes

I want to colour a few of these soon, keep an eye out- 

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staceythinx:

Fractals by Matt Walford

Walford on his project:

This series of still life images are based on ‘Fractals’ which are…Rough or fragmented geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is approximately a reduced-size copy of the whole…. They were made using natural leaves and flowers, to create these naturalistic geometric patterns.

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themathkid:

Galois did more before he was 17 than most great mathematicians did in their careers. His genius is seriously under appreciated. But good lord Galois Theory blows my mind.

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