Colliding Worlds

In 2002 a large cache of paintings was unearthed. The discoverer claimed they were done by Jackson Pollock. But were they? There ensued a monumental clash between art, science, technology and the art world. It involved the mathematical theory of fractals as well as up-to-date methods of science and technology for validating a work of … Read more

Half a century ago, there were the Two Cultures. Today many see the arts and sciences as being poles of a singular culture. But others believe that art, technology and science are starting to merge to create a new art movement they call ‘art-sci’. That is the view of Arthur Miller of University College London, … Read more

A recent book review of mine of a biography of John Horton Conway, creator of the Game of Life, discoverer of much more. Some minds never cease to fascinate. They soar over difficulties and spot connections between fields that are invisible to others. They traffic in the big ideas. The mind of the mathematician John … Read more