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Posted by on Nov 17th, 2008 | 0 comments

Blockhead

Neil Fraser has taken nine specifically spaced cross sections from an MRI brain scan then affixed portions to corresponding 1″ wooden cubes to create a three dimensional model representing the whole head. The result is a combination of puzzle and visualization tool, allowing one to explore the head in three dimensions very flexibly and turns medical visualization in to a toy. It may not be as useful for...
Posted by on Oct 29th, 2008 | 0 comments

Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots
Colleen Venable out of Brooklyn has done something fun. She has gotten a tattoo of a series of dots. Wait, there is more. Each of these dots is numbered and when you connect each dot in numerical order you are treated with a surprise drawing. It’s part of her “The Stalking and Murdering of a Childhood Giraffe Project” and while perhaps not entirely original, it’s still worth a look. The best...
Posted by on Sep 9th, 2008 | 1 comment

Tactical Landscaping and Terrain Deformation

Tactical Landscaping and Terrain Deformation
Our friends over at BLDGBLOG are talking about architecture and landscape design with respect to video games. How could we resist relaying a discussion like that? They touch briefly on a few topics including deformable and destructible environments though one could easily write a couple books on this subject. It’s worth a look as a catalyst – to get you started in the discussion. Indeed there ought to...
Posted by on May 6th, 2008 | 0 comments

The Amen Sample

Michael S. Schneider has done a little writeup about the legendary Amen Break and it’s supposed relationship to the Golden Ratio we all know and love. The illustrated human is kind of creepy but its a nice subject to explore. Music is math after all.
Posted by on Nov 6th, 2006 | 0 comments

Advanced cake cuttery

The American Mathematical Society has figured out that there is indeed a better way to cut a cake. Who do we call to get in on this kind of study anyhow? Just so you’re aware, they have dubbed the new cake cutting technique as “Surplus Procedure” and it will result in world peace and harmony – or a version there of.
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