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You’ve probably seen this design before, but do you know its ANCIENT origins? #TEDTalk #History
What can we make of a design that shows up over and over in disparate cultures throughout history? Theorist Terry Moore explores “Penrose tiling” — two shapes that fit together in infinite combinations without ever repeating — and ponders what it might mean. Watch his full talk here:
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@Amanda-j4l4l
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 pm
Thank you for your creativity! Your videos are always an interesting journey into the world of fascinating ideas.💫⛹️🤹
@Angelina-t4h9g
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 pm
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@BBeu-i6t
March 19, 2025 at 5:54 pm
Super cool! Einsteins hats..
@Paine137
March 19, 2025 at 6:10 pm
The geometries Penrose worked on are more complicated than those of the ancients, for the record. Kepler stumbled on several as well.
@etienne4403
March 19, 2025 at 7:13 pm
Learning something new everyday.
@thejoeyc
March 19, 2025 at 7:23 pm
Wow. We got anthropomorphized math before we got GTA 6.
@aziz6691
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 pm
If it’s existed for thousands of years why is it called penrose tiling. Another attempt by the west to discount the contributions of POC.
@SerbanTeodorescu
March 19, 2025 at 8:29 pm
BS aperiodically on top of other BS
@hoppybirdy6967
March 19, 2025 at 8:30 pm
I’ve accidentally made some of these while doodling in middle school without knowing what they were called. They’re fun. They appeal to a desire for something complex yet organized. I’m not sure that it requires shared cultural context to enjoy those qualities.
@brendatajik6150
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 am
Fascinating!
@tvuser9529
March 20, 2025 at 4:16 am
Why illustrate the vid with stuff that isn’t penrose tilings? Like the floor tiles under the white chairs, that’s clearly a repeating, regular tiling pattern, not a penrose tiling.
@andycordy5190
March 20, 2025 at 4:33 am
The idea that somehow these acutely mathematical phenomena are somehow instinctively derived is untenable against what we already know of the history of math and geometry, the human delight and reassurance in repeating patterns etc. when Penrose shows a pattern which rarely, if ever repeats.
@OneMoreJames
March 20, 2025 at 5:25 am
If that pattern is life, then why isn’t a circle life? Or a nesting of Venn diagrams? “It’s life”… okay. So is a smile, good food, brutality… yeesh.
@grantlauzon5237
March 20, 2025 at 11:31 am
Many single cell organisms are circular.
@heavenstomoi5895
March 20, 2025 at 7:09 am
I’m guessing you’re trying to make an ancient vs modern point, but the phrasing “even the Middle East” bugs me. As the “cradle of civilization” why wouldn’t we expect to see the patterns there? The Middle East is pretty well known for these patterns, and you even listed Egypt first.
@grantlauzon5237
March 20, 2025 at 11:28 am
Not to be that guy, but the 1970s might be a bit late for discovered.