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The Mandelbrot set has inspired music, fiction, paintings and countless psychedelic hallucinations. Its tangled wilderness also bears witness to incredible feats of mathematical imagination. Plot the Mandelbrot set in interactive graphics and read Jordana Cepelewicz’s long read: https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-quest-to-decode-the-mandelbrot-set-maths-famed-fractal-20240126/ Watch our full video explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9GAnW8xFJY #math #fractal #shorts #mandelbrot ——– –Continue Reading

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UK economists appear before parliament’s Treasury committee to answer questions about last week’s spring statement Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First EditionContinue Reading

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How the discovery of a long-lost monument shattered the trust between a Japanese American community and the museum built to preserve their history. The post The murder, the museum and the monument appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading

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Unboxing Libby by Steph Cherrywell (1st) AI meets American Girl Dolls in this quirky novel about a group of preteen androids who have been cast aside and have to make their own way in the world. Max isn’t always sweet and bubbly. That wouldn’t be an issue except for theContinue Reading

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Sheriff`s deputies in Louisiana helped wrangle a nine-foot-long alligator that had found its way into a Livingston County home. The homeowner said once officers started to wrangle him, he tired out “pretty quickly,” allowing them to release it into the water and ensuring nobody was hurt in the process. #LouisianaContinue Reading

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A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the ‘butterfly effect’ — the idea that something as small as the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can eventually lead to aContinue Reading