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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2026 · 16 MIN

The Mathematical Code Hidden In Nature

from Be Smart. · host Joe Hanson

Check out MEGAWOW from @PBSKIDS ►► https://youtu.be/meU4f31gqYIWe’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Uploaded 22-09-21How 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 nature’s 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 Turing’s notes used by permission of King’s College, Cambridge (The Turing Papers collection)Visit Dr. Natasha Ellison’s Turing Pattern Project to learn more: https://turing-pattern-project.group.shef.ac.uk/ Turing pattern simulations created using Jason Webb’s Reaction-Diffusion Playground: https://jasonwebb.github.io/reaction-diffusion-playground/ References: https://sites.google.com/view/turing-pattern-references/home SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub-----------Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons:Joseph SpencerBarbora BeiKen BoardClinger-Hamilton FamilyAttila PixBurt HumburgDeliciousKashmiriBrian ChangRoy LasrisJavier Sotodani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungAmy SowadaEric MeerDustinMarcus TuepkerKaren HaskellAlecZeroJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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