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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Monthly Archives: February 2010
On crochet, coral and hyperbolic geometry
I love the interweaving of complex mathematical models of space with ‘feminine domestic handicraft’ here, as well as the idea of a playtank and bringing mathematics into the minds and hands of the masses … (thanks Dave) Margaret Wertheim leads … Continue reading
Watching Yoav Shamir’s Defamation
Click on the arrows in the bottom right-hand corner of the video to activate full-screen mode. Yoav Shamir’s memorable, must-see Defamation is by turns hilarious, profound and disturbing. It recently aired on the UK’s Channel 4 True Stories series. Shamir … Continue reading

