Welcome to Beyond Euclid #204, the newsletter for the best mathematics and science stuff of the week. I am Ali, and I curate cool math and science stuff every week to help you have a better week.
That doughnut chair bit is wild. The whole concept of designing by subtraction instead of assembly flips the typical process. I was teaching a workshop last year on generative design and we kept circling back to adition as the default mode, but subtractive thinking is way more efficient when the base form already does most of the work. The CR2032 battery naming is also a nice example of how transparency in naming can cut through marketing noise. Honestly suprised more consumer products don't adopt something similar.
Your comments about California electricity prices shows a fundamental lack of understanding of economics. California has laws that require expensive wind and solar power. The regulation environment adds significant costs.
Thanks for sharing, Ali.
So many lovely clips!
I really loved reading the proof, thanks for sharing
Haha, no Fields parking here!
That doughnut chair bit is wild. The whole concept of designing by subtraction instead of assembly flips the typical process. I was teaching a workshop last year on generative design and we kept circling back to adition as the default mode, but subtractive thinking is way more efficient when the base form already does most of the work. The CR2032 battery naming is also a nice example of how transparency in naming can cut through marketing noise. Honestly suprised more consumer products don't adopt something similar.
Your comments about California electricity prices shows a fundamental lack of understanding of economics. California has laws that require expensive wind and solar power. The regulation environment adds significant costs.