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Mitchell Newberry

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Research Assistant Professor of Biology, University of New Mexico

Tree branches in art throughout history follow geometric rules related to fractal geometry. ‘Almond blossom’ by Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

February 11, 2025

Art and science illuminate the same subtle proportions in tree branches

Mitchell Newberry, University of New Mexico

Artists and scientists explore how we subconsciously perceive subtle proportions in trees.

Tiny changes, like a butterfly’s wing flapping, can be amplified downstream in a chaotic system. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty Images

October 7, 2021

What is chaos? A complex systems scientist explains

Mitchell Newberry, University of Michigan

Part of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work modeling Earth’s climate using its chaotic, complex weather. To scientists, chaos lies in the gray zone between randomness and predictability.

How many lakes are in Alaska? Thermokarst lakes on Alaska’s North Slope are self-similar and fractal. Painting by Cherissa Dukelow

May 24, 2019

Mathematics of scale: Big, small and everything in between

Mitchell Newberry, University of Michigan

What do earthquakes, wealthy Italian families and your circulatory system have in common? Scientists use fractals, self-similarity and power laws to translate from local to global scales.

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