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Fractals Will Prevent Internet Cat Photo Shortage

The Julia Set. Image: Public Domain.

Don’t worry, this article in Scientific American explains how fractal geometry will save us from any possible future shortage of cute cat photos on the internet. I know you were concerned about that, so I wanted to set your mind at ease. The Julia set, in particular, can be made into a cat, so we can revel in the cat cuteness as well as the mathematical beauty.

Fractals will save us all!

(Read the article to see the cat fractal.)

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Jenny Bristol

Jenny Bristol is Editor-in-Chief of GeekMom and an Editor at GeekDad. She is a lifelong geek who spends her time learning, writing, facilitating the education of her two wickedly smart kids, losing herself in history, and mastering the art of traveling on a shoestring.

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