Math phobes are wrong! Mathematics is just a language, and language is only a habit of thought. -- E.O. Wilson, in his latest book, "The Creation" 2006 If you lie down at the base of a tree and look ...
The seeds of a sunflower, the spines of a cactus, and the bracts of a pine cone all grow in whirling spiral patterns. Remarkable for their complexity and beauty, they also show consistent mathematical ...