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Some elementary lessons from iterative fractal maps
The famous Sierpinski gasket was one of the first fractals we wrote code for when we got access to a computer. It impressed us enormously that an intricate object with self-similarity over all scales could be generated by a rather … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, developmental biology, evo-devo, evolution, fractal, fractals, geometry, mathematics, recreational geometry, recursion, science, temple
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On feathers, fleas and big stem birds
Should the Mesozoic dinosaurs have been depicted with feathers or not? This question seems to have been asked by very few people until the last 15 years. Of course we had Robert Bakker and Gregory Paul presciently do this, but … Continue reading
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Tagged beta-keratin, birds, developmental biology, dinosaurs, evo-devo, feathers, fleas, keratin, mecoptera, paleontology, scales, siphonoptera, Yutyrannus
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