tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post114528569099537473..comments2023-07-20T07:17:55.056-04:00Comments on One letter at a time: Math and art, strange bedfellowsJason Comerfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259170116510886439noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post-38831260695480353032008-06-02T19:43:00.000-04:002008-06-02T19:43:00.000-04:00You need to be careful in discussing the relation ...You need to be careful in discussing the relation of aesthetics to the Golden Mean. Much bullshit has been written and little of it stands up to scientific scrutiny (navel heights when tested are not .618 of a person's height - see Martin Gardner's writings and Mario Livio's book ). The golden mean is equal to (the square root of 5 plus 1 ) divided by 2, due to the square root of 5, the golden mean is an irrational number and has an infinite expansion. I think the application of Occams Razor in this case would dispense with the Golden Mean and instead concentrate on the role of 2/3 in aesthetics and simple integer ratios generallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post-1145391825679198512006-04-18T16:23:00.000-04:002006-04-18T16:23:00.000-04:00I love the smell of candor in the morning!I love the smell of candor in the morning!Jason Comerfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259170116510886439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post-1145389190074701262006-04-18T15:39:00.000-04:002006-04-18T15:39:00.000-04:00I think it all sucks, personally.I think it all sucks, personally.Captain Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313129816645199581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post-1145370160919172342006-04-18T10:22:00.000-04:002006-04-18T10:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind comments, folks.Thanks for the kind comments, folks.Jason Comerfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259170116510886439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15826910.post-1145338481715499312006-04-18T01:34:00.000-04:002006-04-18T01:34:00.000-04:00The sad truth is that we're more likely to see "Th...The sad truth is that we're more likely to see "The Occam by Gilette" than anything else.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. And good article, too!Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.com