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Benoit Mandelbrot: A Life in Many Dimensions

Benoit Mandelbrot: A Life in Many Dimensions

A marvelous collection of articles, many by those who worked with Benoit, memorializing the remarkable breadth and depth of his work in science & art.

2014

Michael Frame, et al.

Michael Frame, Nathan Cohen

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Oct 29, 2025

The Curious Case of Ulam’s Prime Spiral

How some idle doodling at a conference inspired the March 1964 cover of Scientific American and renewed interest in quadratic number theory

The Curious Case of Ulam’s Prime Spiral

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Mar 14

Pi: A Musical Celebration

Happy Pi Day!

Pi: A Musical Celebration

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Feb 24

Lavarand: A Mind-Bending Application for a Classic Symbol of the 1960s

How an icon of psychedelia became a key component of our digital security

Lavarand: A Mind-Bending Application for a Classic Symbol of the 1960s

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Jan 26

Communicating Climate Change Through Music

Our oceans are undergoing sweeping transformation. Here is the story with a musical journey through rapidly rising tides and warming…

Communicating Climate Change Through Music

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Sep 8, 2025

Finger Paints, Fractals, and the Incredible George Sand

Decalcomania is a time-honored technique with connections to fractal geometry. Here, we explore new territory in the artwork of George…

Finger Paints, Fractals, and the Incredible George Sand

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Apr 28

The Writer’s Circle

Join me for Medium’s “The Writer’s Circle” event on Thursday, April 30th!

The Writer’s Circle

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Apr 25

Today in Science History

Milestones in science, mathematics, and technology for today, April 24th

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Mar 3

Join Me for Pub Crawl 2026!

Come visit on Thursday, March 12th, at 1:00 PM EDT for the live Zoom session on “Science, Health and the Natural World.”

Join Me for Pub Crawl 2026!

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Feb 25

Today in Science History

Milestones in science, mathematics, and technology for today, February 24th

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Feb 18

Prime Number Stories

This is the fifth installment in a new effort to organize three years’ worth of my math and science stories here on Medium

Prime Number Stories

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