I really enjoyed watching Henry's recent talk on 4D sculptures this evening!

I really enjoyed watching Henry's recent talk on 4D sculptures this evening!

Originally shared by Henry Segerman

I gave the 2014 Hari Shankar Memorial lecture at the University of Northern Iowa, on "How to make sculptures of 4-dimensional things". Featuring work with Saul Schleimer, Vi Hart and Will Segerman. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT0u-EINURc

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  1. Jaclyn van WingerdenApril 16, 2014 at 12:40 AM

    I'm not sure if this is mentioned in the lecture--I have it cued up to finish watching later--but there is a neat little "hands-on" iPhone app that presents a tutorial-of-sorts on the fourth dimension: http://www.fourthdimensionapp.com/

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