The Mandelbrot Set reminds us of the Hindu concept of 'Lila,' the divine play of creation. Like the patterns within the Mandelbrot set, Lila suggests that the universe unfolds in an endless dance of complexity, reflecting infinite manifestations of the divine.

Art by Sue Chait

This is a mathematics joke.

Mathematics and mystery.

From Baiju Vasudevan, PIBYME Maths, youtube.com/@PIBYME/, Used with permission.

The mathematical fingerprint of infinity.

Imagine the joy of climbing this fractal plant-stalk, starting from the bottom, moored to Earth, and slowly making your way toward the heavens above.

Visualization by Sue Chait, Sue Chait, Used with permission.

This is mathematics.

Construction of the various trigonometric functions from a chord AD (angle θ) of the unit circle centered at O. tinyurl.com/jgcrtry

Math-genius John Conway's recipe for success: 'Always be thinking of 6 things at once.'

Link to free article PDF titled 'Interview with John Horton Conway': ams.org/notices/201305…

Music for AIs and Extraterrestrials.

Don't you just love looking a Black MIDI scores?

'Black MIDI is a music genre utilizing a large number of notes in close proximity to one another. People who make Black MIDIs are known as blackers.'

This form of humor attempts to express one kind of perspective on education and life.

By Randall Munroe, xkcd.com/519/, cc by-nc 2.5

50 billion species. Intelligence. Civilization.

Thoughts on reality.

Imagine you're given a magic microphone. In the next minute, if you speak a value for the average global temperature change from today to the year 2100 (e.g., +1° C), then you'll be guaranteed the Earth will experience that change. Would you a) speak a value or b) remain silent?

Physics. Motion. Engineering. Eternity.

By Arben Vllasaliu, Arben Vllasaliu, Used with permission.

Math.

'I do all by hand, on my drawing board with classical architectural drawing tools (a compass, protractor, squares and rules), and I do not use any kind of computer software whatsoever.'

By Rafael Araujo, Rafael Araujo, rafael-araujo.com, Used with permission.

Welcome to the edges of mathematics, physics, and beyond. Using a series of circles to approximate a Square Wave.

By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Used with permission. Source: geogebra.org/u/daniel+mentr…

'Physics is when nature checks your math.'

~Martin Bauer, Martin Bauer, bit.ly/3uZLI7N

Mathematics.

This joke, widely circulating on the web, is quite esoteric -- and sure to befuddle the vast majority of viewers.

Imagine you are given a magical microphone. In the next minute, if you speak the age at which you'd be OK to die (e.g., '95 years old'), then you will be guaranteed to die at that age. Would you a) speak an age or b) remain silent?

Don't you just love photos of used bookstores? Source: tinyurl.com/y4g34rap

Mathematics.

Shiver in ecstasy. This is an impressive-looking Palindromic Prime number. tinyurl.com/yyvxejny