Tag: Fibonacci sequence
Unexplained — Maybe Unexplainable — Numbers Control the Universe
Richard Feynman called 1/137, the fine structure constant, “a magic number that comes to us with no understanding by man.”
Plant Diversity and Computer Programming
I asked the gardener how come, after all these years, the soil in my geranium pots is at roughly the same level.
Plant Spirals Finally Solved?
The Fibonacci spirals in plants have long attracted scientists and puzzled them as well. How do they form?
New Study Supports Michael Denton’s Structuralist View
The way an embryo develops shows a method of patterning that makes use of physical processes as if they conform to a predetermined plan.
Plant Spiral Designs Still Unexplained
Even down to the level of molecules and genes, there doesn’t seem to be any physical reason for plants to grow “Golden Ratio” patterns.