Name: A beleza matemática do coral
Uploaded: 2009-04-20T01:00:00Z
Duration: 15 min 14 s
Description: Margaret Wertheim lidera um projeto que recria as criaturas dos recifes de coral, utilizando uma técnica de croché inventada por uma matemática — celebrando as maravilhas do recife e mergulhando na geometria hiperbólica subjacente à criação do coral.

Margaret Wertheim: A beleza matemática do coral

A beleza matemática do coral

Margaret Wertheim lidera um projeto que recria as criaturas dos recifes de coral, utilizando uma técnica de croché inventada por uma matemática — celebrando as maravilhas do recife e mergulhando na geometria hiperbólica subjacente à criação do coral.

A global community has recreated vibrant coral reefs using crochet, blending art, science, and mathematics in a project now spanning three continents. Each frilly, woolen coral models a form of hyperbolic geometry that mathematicians struggled to represent for centuries, yet sea slugs and lettuces have embodied it all along. This collaborative art not only celebrates the beauty of marine life but also spotlights the power of hands-on learning to illuminate abstract ideas. By turning mathematics into something tangible and playful, the project makes complex concepts accessible to people everywhere.