4 HN users recommended this explainer3 months2021–2023score 4.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Strongly recommended as a mind-bending, approachable explanation of aperiodic patterns, even enjoyable with kids.
Veritasium explains how Penrose tilings and quasicrystals overturned the belief that 5-fold symmetry and non-periodic crystals were impossible, including an interview with Paul Steinhardt.
“My kids and I geeked out over the Veritasium video on Penrose tiles” (HN, 2023)
The Youtube channel "Veritasium" featured a great video on Penrose tilings and their relationship to quasicrystals [0]. A fascinating example of a mathematical discovery with a previously unsuspected physical incarnation. [0] [this video]
Great video thanks for sharing. My brain still hurting, it tried to explode at 14.38 :-) [this video] Also quite interesting these are found in a few meteorites. I wonder if somebody is confidentially keeping some quasicrystal with very special properties somewhere. "Third-ever natural quasicrystal found in Siberian meteorite" [link]
My kids and I geeked out over the Veritasium video on Penrose tiles ( [this video] ). It is pretty exciting to see approachable math like this being discovered before our eyes.
Approachable math on Penrose tiles enjoyed with kids.
I just happened to come across this fascinating video[0] yesterday that explained the same thing. And he mentioned the crystal as well. [0] The Infinite Pattern That Never Repeats: [this video]
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