Padgett, Jason

Summary: No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Padgett, Jason.

Summary: "No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PADGETT, JASON PAD

Mathevon, Nicolas

Summary: "What messages do animals send to each other using sound? How can we decipher them? What lessons might these messages offer for understanding the origins and workings of our own communication? Scientists who study bioacoustics try and answer these questions, using physiology, animal behavior, and evolutionary biology to understand how and why animals communicate via sound. In this book,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.59 MAT