Henry MacLean
Life Form

"Ethno-mathematician" Ron Eglash is the author of African Fractals, a book that examines the fractal patterns underpinning architecture, art and design in many parts of Africa. By looking at aerial-view photos -- and then following up with detailed research on the ground -- Eglash discovered that many African villages are purposely laid out to form perfect fractals, with self-similar shapes repeated in the rooms of the house, and the house itself, and the clusters of houses in the village, in mathematically predictable patterns

A discourse on the aspect of Sacred Geometry known as Metatron's Cube by Charles Gilchrist.

Fascinating movie spans the globe to reveal recent discoveries about water, the most amazing yet least studied substance in the world. Witness as researchers, scientists, philosophers and theologians try to understand this unique liquid and all its miraculous properties still waiting to be discovered.

Vicki Warren, an electrical engineer and a Certified Building Biologist who specializes in creating healthy and environment-friendly homes and workspaces, explains how you can protect yourself from the dangers of electromagnetic radiation in your home.

A woman with a rooftop permaculture garden in hyperbad india demonstrates her ingenious method for hydrating dry soil. A greywater system at an urban african household prevents the spread of Malaria. The African case study demonstrates that in places too poor to truck in food, urban gardens are the norm.

Arthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set) in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the science of the M-Set to nature in a way that seems to identify the hand of God in the design of the universe itself. Dr. Mandelbrot in 1980 discovered the infinitely complex geometrical shape called the Mandelbrot Set using a very simple equation with computers and graphics.

Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. An inspirational tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world.

Greg Lynn talks about the mathematical roots of architecture -- and how calculus and digital tools allow modern designers to move beyond the traditional building forms. A glorious church in Queens (and a titanium tea set) illustrate his theory.

They laughed and said it couldn't be done...

Video of Cymatics experiments by Swiss scientist, Dr. Hans Jenny, excerpted from the DVD, Cymatic SoundScapes: Bringing Matter to Life with Sound.