12 JUN 2012 by ideonexus
Geometry Seems Disconnected from Reality
Why is geometry often described as 'cold' and 'dry?' One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a coastline, or a tree. Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line... Nature exhibits not simply a higher degree but an altogether different level of complexity. Folksonomies: complexity geometry
Folksonomies: complexity geometry
It deals with orbs and squares, but clouds and trees are much more complex.