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MIWaves are an excellent example of fractals.
Fractals are some powerful stuff. They’re one of the reasons nature is so good for reducing stress and improving happiness levels.
Fractals are complex patterns that repeat over and over in different sizes and scales and make up the design of the universe. Think: trees (big branch, to smaller branch, to smaller branch and so on), river systems (little river to bigger river to bigger river and so on), clouds, seashells. Or these waves, which display the same pattern whether vou view a square inch or square mile of them.
Fractals are organized chaos, which our brains apparently dig. E.g., Scientists at the University of Oregon discovered that Jackson Pollock’s paintings are made up of fractals. This may explain why his work speaks to humans at such a core level.
The built environment (i.e. a city) doesn’t have as many fractals. It’s all right angles and flat colors.
Fractals are just another reason to #GTFOutside
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