In her quest to convince me that math is a stupid subject, my daughter started playing a little game with me last year.  She really thought she could come up with something that doesn’t have to do with math.  For a couple of days, she shouted words at me — like “flowers,” “air,” “water,” “running” — and I easily explained how math was important in each one.

That’s when we first started talking about the Fibonacci Sequence, which is nothing more than a sequence of numbers that go on forever and ever: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … If you look at the sequence carefully, you can guess what the next numbers are.  But did you know that the Fibonacci Sequence is found everywhere in nature?

This video is a really cool look at this phenomenon, as well as other applications of math in nature.  And you don’t need to understand the math to appreciate the beauty.  Just take a look and enjoy.

What math did you recognize, if any, in the video?  Anything in particular you found interesting or beautiful?  Share in the comments section.

Film Friday: Nature by Numbers
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