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Crochet Coral Reef Blog - Keep up to date with the latest Reef happenings and news at the IFF's dedicated blog.

TED Talk - IFF Director Margaret Wertheim speaks about the Reef

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Current Exhibitions + events:

Scottsdale Reef on Show
October 1, 2009 to January 15, 2010

The Latvian Reef Is Going On Tour
September, 2009

IFF at the Walker Art Center

Crochet Cactus Garden Showing in Jackson Hole, WY
June 26 - September 28, 2009

The Logic Alphabet of Shea Zellweger
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
March 3, 2007 - June 30, 2009

Crochet Reef Workshops And Lectures
See here for a schedule of upcoming workshops and lectures

Directors Talks
See here for a schedule of upcoming talks by IFF Directors

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IFF PUBLICATIONS

Learn how to do Hyperbolic Crochet!
Here's the book that shows you how:
A Field Guide to Hyperbolic Space

The Institute's Inaugural book:
The Figure That Stands Behind Figures
Mosaics of the Mind

by Robert Kaplan

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RECENT EXHIBITionS

IFF Lecture - Saturday Jan 17, 2009
Captain Charles Moore talks about plastic trash.

Crochet Reef Showing in Los Angeles
Jan 10 - Feb 28, 2009

Report on the Crochet Reef Exhibition in Los Angeles

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RECENT IFF EVENTS + NEWS

International Year of the Reef

IFF Director Margaret Wertheim
Neuroscience Discussions at the LA Public Library

October 2 + November 10, 2008

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Lectures + Events
The Institute presents lectures and other events for a general audience. Each year’s lectures are focused on a specific theme, though non-theme talks are also interspersed. The theme for 2005 is Figuring Minds. The emphasis in all presentations is to actively engage the audience in hand-on exploration and thinking through logical and intellectual puzzles. [more]
Online Exhibits
The Institute creates online exhibits on selected themes inspired by our lectures. Exhibits provide further information on a given topic and include downloadable materials for further activities and exploration. [more]
Publications
The Institute publishes books and brochures related to the lectures and other topics of interest. In addition to reading matter, the Institute produces model kits and sundry other supplementary materials. [more]

Exhibitions
The Institute curates exhibits and exhibitions at various museums and galleries. We are building a permanent collection of models and documents that we plan to make available in the future. The Institute does not yet have a physical exhibition space of our own - but we are dreaming. [more]
GALLERY
The Institute hosts an online gallery featuring objects related to our lectures and other topics. Our first series of galleries shows an extensive collection of crochet hyperbolic models. Please email us your own models, which we will add to this exhibit. [more]
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HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF
The Institute For Figuring is crocheting a coral reef: a woolly celebration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft, and a testimony to the disappearing wonders of the marine world. [more]