Name: 玛格丽特·威特海姆：珊瑚（和编织）的美丽数学
Uploaded: 2009-04-20T01:00:00Z
Duration: 15 min 14 s
Description: 玛格丽特·威特海姆领导的项目致力于利用编织技术——由一位数学家发明——来重现珊瑚礁的生物，在赞颂珊瑚礁惊艳之美的同时，也让人理解了珊瑚礁生物背后所蕴含的双曲线几何之美。

Margaret Wertheim: 玛格丽特·威特海姆：珊瑚（和编织）的美丽数学

玛格丽特·威特海姆：珊瑚（和编织）的美丽数学

玛格丽特·威特海姆领导的项目致力于利用编织技术——由一位数学家发明——来重现珊瑚礁的生物，在赞颂珊瑚礁惊艳之美的同时，也让人理解了珊瑚礁生物背后所蕴含的双曲线几何之美。

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.