Nature
Articles
The
Geometry of the Epeira's Web, by Jean-Henri Fabre
This universal geometry tells us of an Universal Geometrician, whose divine compass
has measured all things. (link)
Newborns
Pick Up the Beat, by Bruce Bower
A new study indicates that the brains of 2- to 3-day-old babies recognize when
a rhythmic drum sequence lacks its initial beat, or downbeat. Newborns’ knack
for perceiving rhythmic beats may lie at the core of not only musical ability,
but also the unique communication, including baby talk, between a caretaker
and a baby that sets the stage for language learning.
A
Honeybee Tells Two From Three, by Susan Milius
Honeybees have some basic numerical abilities, such as using a visual sense of
number to generalize from one group of pictures to another group of different
pictures.
Videos
Nature
by Numbers, by Cristóbal Vila
A movie inspired by numbers, geometry and nature.
Links to book descriptions
Laws
of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance, by Manfred
Eigen
The unique feature of this book is the invention of a selection of games (in
the format of beads on a board, with moves affected by die throws) designed to
mimic aspects of science models. The point is that "dice and rules" is
a good description for scientific modeling involving probability.