The Mathematical Code Hidden In Nature

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How do zebras get their stripes? How do leopards get their spots? And how do giraffes get their giraffe-shaped thingies, whatever they are called? Would you believe the answer is math? This is the story of a WWII wartime codebreaker and his quest to decode natures most beautiful patterns. Alan Turing uncovered a simple code that explains everything from stripes to spots and all the patterns in between he was just too far ahead of his time. Only recently have biologists found evidence that his pattern-forming system

Alan Turings notes used by permission of Kings College, Cambridge (The Turing Papers collection)

Visit Dr. Natasha Ellisons Turing Pattern Project to learn more: https://turing-pattern-project.group.shef.ac.uk/

Turing pattern simulations created using Jason Webbs Reaction-Diffusion Playground: https://jasonwebb.github.io/reaction-diffusion-playground/

References: https://sites.google.com/view/turing-pattern-references/home

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