How did jaguars get their spots?

Over sixty years ago mathematician and Enigma Code breaker Alan Turing came up with a theory for how patterns in nature such as leopard (and jaguar) spots, zebra stripes, and honeycombs can be explained by mathematics—a theory that was proven in 2014.

Join me on a journey to discover how math predicts patterns during the final workshop in the Spring 2021 Seeing Math in Nature series with the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill.

Mathematics professors Kathy Stoehr and Janet Liston will lead this fun workshop about the mathematics of pattern-forming and introduce us to tessellations. They will delve into the math of these patterns, as seen on jaguars, in honeycombs, and some plants—and we'll have hands-on break-out sessions to practice making tessellation patterns. You will come away with a new understanding of the wonders of pattern-development in nature.

Length: 2 hours

Time: 10 am – noon (Arizona/Phoenix time)

Cost: $45 each or $135 for all four workshops, including recordings of past workshops.

Contact me via email for 50% student discounts.

To register: Please sign up on Eventbrite here.

Find out more about the Art and Science Program at the Desert Lab here.