What’s So Cool About Cones?
onDuring a recent hike in the Berkeley hills with a friend, the topic of cones came up. There is an activity I like to do with students to teach them about cones: I bring in a small redwood cone and …
Finding patterns in the redwoods: It’s easy as 1, 1, 2, 3…
onNature’s patterns are everywhere. Sometimes they’re obvious: We mammals, for instance, almost always have five fingers and five toes on each hand and foot. Sometimes these patterns aren’t nearly so apparent, but they’re still there nonetheless. The Fibonacci sequence is …