http://www.metafilter.com/1748/Selfsimilar-syncopations-Fibonacci-Lsystems-limericks-and-ragtime/ Comments on MetaFilter post "Self-similar syncopations: Fibonacci, L-systems, limericks and ragtime" Fri, 19 May 2000 16:45:29 -0800 Fri, 19 May 2000 16:45:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/1748/Selfsimilar-syncopations-Fibonacci-Lsystems-limericks-and-ragtime <a href="http://pass.maths.org/issue10/features/syncopate/index.html">"Self-similar syncopations: Fibonacci, L-systems, limericks and ragtime"</a> Along the lines of the book "Godel, Escher and Bach", an award winning essay looks at the mathmatical roots of popular music. I think I'm going to have to find a way to analyze some of my fave mp3's to see how they fall into the Fibonacci sequence... post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1748 Fri, 19 May 2000 12:31:31 -0800 katchomko music rock popular math fibonacci science http://www.metafilter.com/1748/Selfsimilar-syncopations-Fibonacci-Lsystems-limericks-and-ragtime#6584 Or you could find a copy of "The Fibonacci Sequence" by BT remixed by DJ Sasha, featuring voice-over samples from the soundtrack to the movie Pi... it's math for club kids! comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1748-6584 Fri, 19 May 2000 16:45:29 -0800 Sapphireblue http://www.metafilter.com/1748/Selfsimilar-syncopations-Fibonacci-Lsystems-limericks-and-ragtime#6596 Wow. That was a great read. Thanks :) comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.1748-6596 Fri, 19 May 2000 18:37:18 -0800 sylloge