Circles and Triangles are in many ways about a far apart as shapes can get; and yet... and yet.
Archimedes’ Fatal Work Ethic
You have to respect a mathematician who's so engrossed in his work that he doesn't even notice the Romans invading his city...
Dinner-Party Puzzle Fail
Charles Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) learns how NOT to perform post-prandial high-stakes testing...
Lewis Carroll’s River Crossing Puzzle
This logic puzzle was a favorite of math professor (and part-time wonderlander) Charles Dodgson ...
Alexander Horned Sphere
Sometimes you have to draw such a thing before it jumps up and comes to life and runs away on you ...
“Un Millón de Amigos” (video)
Here's a video of "Un Millón de Amigos", performed (and drawn) by my Coffee Camp students at La Hermandad:
Decision Tree
Discrete Regretroactology is the study of finite sequences of decisions and their effects on the appearances of stick figures involved in them ...
Compas de Nicaragua (La Primavera, Managua)
Fotos from the ultimate Comics Workshop of the January 2014 trip, at Barrio La Primavera (Managua):
Pythagoras Tree
It takes some careful attention to grow a healthy specimen ...
Burning
Sparrows rise phoenix-like from the long-abandoned fields ...
Cantor Angel
At first glance, your typical Cantor Set can appear rather stilted & stodgy... But what if there were a different way to envision this structure?
Masaya Crater, as Seen from Runway
A quick peek at local geothermic activity upon arrival at Managua:
