How to Build Beautiful 3-D Fractals Out of the Simplest Equations | WIRED

By folding fractals into 3-D objects, a mathematical duo hopes to gain new insight into simple equations.

Save this story Save this story If you came across an animal in the wild and wanted to learn more about it, there are a few things you might do: You might watch what it eats, poke it to see how it reacts, and even dissect it if you got the chance. Quanta Magazine Original story reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine , an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and life sciences Mathematicians are not so different from naturalists. Ra

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