random samplings of a restless mind scanning life's canopy
Benoit Mandelbrot, who invented fractal geometry, the geometry of things which have no geometry, to measure the roughness of our world, died today at the age of 85. Here he is, in his last TED talk a few months ago, recapping his life's work in pursuit of roughness:
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
I'm a reconciliation ecologist studying the responses of wildlife to human influences through an evolutionary lens. I seek ways to apply evolutionary ecology towards reconciling biodiversity conservation with human development. Also a father of two girls; photographer; birdwatcher; bookworm; cinephile; and explorer of the internets.
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