Scientists analyze branch patterns in trees and art, from da Vinci to Mondrian
The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...
How artists and scientists see tree branches similarly
Yet only “Gray Tree” has scale-invariant branch diameters. When Mondrian removes the scale invariance in “Blooming Apple Tree ...
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Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
He volunteers with Cool It Burque, a tree-planting group in Albuquerque, NM. Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? As a scientist who studies branching patterns in ...
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How and why our brains can instantly recognize trees, even in abstract art
Researchers found a hidden mathematical rule in tree-like art. Branch thickness follows a predictable ratio, making trees ...
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Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard
For Indigenous peoples and local communities across Central and South America, financial opportunities from voluntary carbon ...
Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches
The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...
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Branch patterns in trees and art
The math that describes the branching pattern of trees in nature also holds for trees depicted in art—and may even underlie ...
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Forest communities craft recommendations for better ART TREES carbon credit standard
The letter was addressed to the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Secretariat and Board while it reviews its REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard, or TREES. TREES is ART’s standard ...
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Giant crystal tree may be next piece of art approved for Denver International Airport
According to the city council presentation, the tree would stand about 60 feet tall ... Denver's 1%-For-Art Ordinance mandates that when a capitol improvement project has a budget equal to ...