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To: koan who wrote (9305)2/14/2012 8:18:51 PM
From: Brian Sullivan5 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
I think so.

I also think that your "background in experimental psychology" may have been simply experimenting with Dr. Leary's favourite substance.



To: koan who wrote (9305)2/14/2012 9:02:35 PM
From: Brian Sullivan3 Recommendations  Respond to of 85487
 
PS: It is the Mandelbrot set (not Mendlebrot set)

It's named after the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot who died in 2010:

nytimes.com

I've written programs to generate this back in 1984 on an Amiga personal computer



To: koan who wrote (9305)2/14/2012 9:06:07 PM
From: Brian Sullivan  Respond to of 85487
 
Also FYI, Benoit Mandelbrot is not listed as a co-author of The Black Swan

amazon.com



To: koan who wrote (9305)2/14/2012 9:29:00 PM
From: Brian Sullivan1 Recommendation  Respond to of 85487
 
A koan is a fundamental part of the history and lore of Zen Buddhism. It consists of a story, dialogue, question, or statement, the meaning of which cannot be understood by rational thinking but may be accessible through intuition or lateral thinking.


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