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	Click here to view all Upcoming Events // IFF Directors Talks IFF Directors Talks 2012 IFF Directors Talks 2011 IFF Directors Talks 2010 IFF Directors Talks 2009 // Previous IFF Lectures THE MOSELY SNOWFLAKE SPONGE Exhibition Opening and Fractal Unveiling Doheny Library, University of Southern California Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 5–7pm THE ART OF ITERATION A Lecture by Ryan and Trevor Oakes Sat. September 22, 2012 @ 6–8pm MAKING SPACE Theoretical and Practical Explorations of Space @ Hayward Gallery, London June 12–14, 2012 IFF Director Margaret Wertheim speaks at Art Center College of Design June 22, 2011 @ 7pm With Dr. Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific Captain Charles Moore Talks About Plastic Trash [IFF-L22] Saturday Jan 17, 2009 IFF Director Margaret Wertheim Neuroscience Discussions at the LA Public Library [IFF-L21] October 2 + November 10, 2008 Seeing Anew [IFF-L20] A lecture by Trevor and Ryan Oakes at Machine Project Sunday, June 24 @ 7pm The Logic Alphabet of Shea Zelleweger[IFF-L19] A discussion with the IFF and Dr. Shea Zelleweger at Foshay Masonic Lodge Saturday, March 3 @ 5pm Structural Considerations of the Business Card Sponge[IFF-L17] By Dr. Jeannine Mosely Sunday, September 10 @ 8pm The Insect Trilogy @ Telic Arts Exchange How Flies Fly [IFF-L14] By Dr Michael Dickinson The Ecology of a Termite's Gut [IFF-L15] By Dr Jared Leadbetter What is it Like to be a Spider? [IFF-L16] By Dr Simon Pollard Where the Wild Things Are 2: A Talk About Knot Theory [IFF-L13] By Ken Millett at The Drawing Center in NY. Where the Wild Things Are 2 by Ken Millett at the University of California, Santa Barbara Things That Think: A hands-on history of physical computation devices. by Nick Gessler [IFF-L12] Where the Wild Things Are: A Talk about Knot Theory by Ken Millett [IFF-L11] at The Foshay Masonic Lodge (Culver City) Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane: A conversation on non-euclidean geometry and feminine handicraft by Dr. Daina Taimina and IFF Director Margaret Wertheim [IFF-L10] Darwinism on a Desktop: Sodaplay and the Evolution of a Digital World by Ed Burton [IFF-L9] The Logic Alphabet by Christine Wertheim [IFF-L8] Why Things Don't Fall Down A Talk About Tensegrities by Robert Connelly [IFF-L7] Kindergarten: The Art and Science of Child’s Play By Norman Brosterman [IFF-L6] Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane [IFF-L5] A Talk by David Henderson and Daina Taimina The Mathematics of Paper Folding [IFF-L4] by Robert Lang The Physics of Snowflakes [IFF-L3] by Kenneth Libbrecht Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane [IFF-L2] by Daina Taimina and David Henderson The Figure That Stands Behind Figures: Mosaics Of The Mind [IFF-L1] by Robert Kaplan // Previous Events Crochet Hyperbolic Workshop Proteus Gowanus gallery, Brooklyn, NY Hyperbolic Crochet Workshop: a celebration of feminine handicraft and higher geometry and a homage to the disappearing wonder of coral reefs. at The Institute For Figuring – Special Collections KnitOne-PurlOne: A workshop on crocheting the hyperbolic plane. at the Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles.	KnitOne-PurlOne How to Crochet a Hyperbolic Plane Saturday April 2, 2005 @ 3-5pm Velaslavasay Panorama 1122 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA (213) 746-2166

		The Velaslavasay Panorama and the Institute For Figuring invite you to the inaugural gathering of KnitOne-PurlOne, a sort-of-monthly, hands-on convocation about knitting, crochet, tatting, lace making, tapestry, sewing, embroidery, felt making, and other delicate handicrafts. In this, our first get-together, IFF director Margaret Wertheim will lead a workshop on crocheting the hyperbolic plane, based on the discoveries of Cornell University mathematician Daina Taimina. After 150 years of mathematical wrestling with hyperbolic space, Dr. Taimina finally figured out how to make a workable physical model of this infamous non-Euclidean structure, using the techniques of crochet. Bring your hook and yarn, and start your own hyperbolic space. Beginners are welcome - the workshop will include instruction in crochet basics. Also, all are invited to bring your own handicraft projects in progress to work on during our gathering. Street parking is available and there are some spots in the lot behind the Velaslavasay Panorama (the mint green Union Theatre building), which is only accessible from 25th Street off of Hoover. We recommend that attendees bring a size C or D crochet hook. For a good stiff model choose a relatively thick, tightly wound woolen yarn (“Zara” is an excellent choice and may be obtained at the Knitters Studio on Third Street.) Cotton yarns are not recommended, but cheap synthetics will yield the most structurally perky models.
		See also: PRESS - Hyperbolic Models on NPR's All Things Considered! Interview with David Henderson and Daina Taimina A gallery of hyperbolic models Download a pdf* to create a hyperbolic soccer ball Lecture 02 *pdf download requires Adobe Reader or Apple Preview
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