Patterns of Life: The Science The Art Exhibitions Download
Life is full of pattterns: From the stripes of the zebra to the spots of the leopard. But where do these patterns come from? How does a hair cell of the zebra know wether it is suppposed to produce a black or a white hair? It has been known for a long time that a variety of self-organized patterns can emerge from so-called reaction-diffusion systems. The aim of the Patterns Of Life project is to visualize the beauty and complexity of the self-organization process. At the same time (while you watch) scientific data is produced that is used to explore dynamical phenomena in these systems.
The Patterns Of Life project is organized by Thilo Gross (Max-Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden) and Martin Baurmann (ICBM, Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Oldenburg). The implementation of the project was supported by the EWE Foundation, Oldenburg and the Universum Science Center, Bremen. Furthermore, we thank the Universum Science Center for hosting the exhibit.
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