Home / Series / TED Talks / Aired Order / Season 2009 / Episode 70

Margaret Wertheim: The beautiful math of coral (and crochet)

Science writer Margaret Wertheim re-creates the creatures of the coral reefs using a technique invented by a mathematician -- simultaneously celebrating the amazements of the reef, and deep-diving into the hyperbolic underpinnings of coral creation.

English
  • Originally Aired April 20, 2009
  • Runtime 17 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
  • Created February 17, 2025 by
    morbus
  • Modified February 17, 2025 by
    morbus