
Are the fractals occurring in your culture positive or negative?

What I’m thinking about right now
When’s the last time you bragged about something you’ve done?
Recognizing and celebrating our accomplishments has positive effects on our well-being, self-confidence, and motivation … not to mention our salaries, promotions, and job prospects. But many people (especially women) have been taught not to “brag” on themselves. Girls were taught “modesty norms” while boys were taught they cannot succeed without celebrating and telling everyone what…
Inspired by Buddhabrot
I was introduced awhile back to the existence of the “Buddhabrot,” a specific Mandelbrot, a mathematical rendering of fractals, complex shapes in which the whole is mirrored in smaller parts. In nature, fractals appear in trees where a tree trunk splits into branches, which split into smaller branches repeatedly. As the tree grows, the new…
I guess I’m onto something….
Now and then I pop in to see my view count at TED.com and I’m very happy to have impacted so many viewers even without actively promoting my talk. Now that I’ve been leading even more events virtually since when I gave this talk nearer the beginning of the pandemic, I have more insights to…

A 20,000 x 25,000 pixel rendering of a Buddhabrot
Johann Korndoerfer (cupe)
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