The Mandelbrot set, according to Wikipedia, is “the set of complex numbers for which the function does not diverge.” Even if you don’t understand the mathematics behind it, you’ve likely seen the ...

The Mandelbrot Set is a mathematical oddity where a simple function creates an infinitely complex landscape that you can literally zoom into forever. Like most people, I’ve downloaded Mandelbrot set ...

And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum. — Jonathan Swift, from "On Poetry: A Rhapsody" The satirist and author of Gulliver's Travels might have been talking about ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Ah, the Mandelbrot set. This famous fractal ...