Cliff Pickover

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Increase your sense of wonder. (Author of 50 books & 800 patents. Yale Ph.D.) "Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality." ~NY Times

Shorts

Engineering, mathematics. Unconventional gears. The center of a logarithmic spiral traces a straight line as it is rolled. By Matt Henderson, Matt Henderson, used with permission.

1,467,686 views

I created a new animation of the amazing "Fibonacci Elephant." (It uses more squares in the trunk than in the previous animation I posted, suggesting an infinite trunk.) Credit: By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Used with permission, [math]

93,390 views

Mathematics, physics, mechanical linkage mechanism. "Double Hoberman Mechanism." By 上木敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, 上木敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, Used with permission.

16,253 views

Mathematics. Rubik's Cube for Higher-Dimensional Aliens. Poincaré disk model. 24-color puzzle based on the regular {7,3} tiling. Info: By Roice, used with permission.

53,369 views

Mathematics, motion, polygons, alignment, harmony. The journey begins. By dave, Used with permission.

27,768 views

Mathematics and Mystery. Fourier Decomposition of a Pentagram. By George Savva, Used with permission.

54,335 views

Mathematics. The infinite race. The "Penrace Triangle." Eternity, hyperspace, forever. By Linus Dahlgren, Linus Dahlgren, Used with permission,

33,434 views

$Mathematics. A close look at the infinite swirling of the Rössler Attractor, which exhibits chaotic dynamics and fractal properties. Like a cosmic taffy-pulling machine. By Marcus Volz, Used with permission.$

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Shorts

Engineering, mathematics. Unconventional gears. The center of a logarithmic spiral traces a straight line as it is rolled. By Matt Henderson, Matt Henderson, used with permission.

I created a new animation of the amazing "Fibonacci Elephant." (It uses more squares in the trunk than in the previous animation I posted, suggesting an infinite trunk.) Credit: By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Used with permission, [math]

Mathematics, physics, mechanical linkage mechanism. "Double Hoberman Mechanism." By 上木 敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, 上木 敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, Used with permission.

Mathematics. Rubik's Cube for Higher-Dimensional Aliens. Poincaré disk model. 24-color puzzle based on the regular {7,3} tiling. Info: By Roice, used with permission.

Mathematics, motion, polygons, alignment, harmony. The journey begins. By dave, Used with permission.

Mathematics and Mystery. Fourier Decomposition of a Pentagram. By George Savva, Used with permission.

Mathematics. The infinite race. The "Penrace Triangle." Eternity, hyperspace, forever. By Linus Dahlgren, Linus Dahlgren, Used with permission,

Mathematics. A close look at the infinite swirling of the Rössler Attractor, which exhibits chaotic dynamics and fractal properties. Like a cosmic taffy-pulling machine. By Marcus Volz, Used with permission.

World map shows global population distribution by latitude and longitude. (Will this be very different in 50 years?) By Engaging Data, Used with permission.

Mathematics, algorithms, spirals, geometry, programming. "The Hidden Music of Concentric Souls." Rotational Moiré Interference from Phase-Shifted Polar Sources. Animation by A. L. Crego, Used with permission

Mathematics and mystery. "Two Ellipses." By Idan Tal, Idan Tal, Used with permission

Mathematics. By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Source: Used with permission.

Electronics, physics. → What is the name of this kind of switch, and what purpose does it serve? Credit: I didn’t upload this video to 𝕏. I’m pointing to a video residing in the 𝕏 stream of “412Couchloc” (Jul 20, 2026).

Mathematics, motion, polygons, alignment, harmony. The journey begins. By dave, Used with permission.

Mathematics and beauty. "It's called the Lorenz 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 because all nearby points are 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 into the set of chaotic orbits, regardless of initial conditions." By Ben Bartlett, Ben Bartlett, Used with permission.

Mathematics. Spiral. By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Source: Used with permission.

Mathematics and beauty. "It's called the Lorenz 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 because all nearby points are 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 into the set of chaotic orbits, regardless of initial conditions." By Ben Bartlett, Ben Bartlett, Source: Used with permission.

Mathematics. Two spheres, rolling on a strange track, for an eternity. By Matthew Hughes, Matthew Hughes, Used with permission.

Videos

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The year is 2020. This infographic animation caught my eye today. Spreading of Covid-19. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Mathematical Coalescence. Math machine. A strange pattern emerges in these Archimedean Spirals with interconnecting tubes. "The pattern 東南西北 can be displaced, but remains conserved." By Raven Kwok, Raven Kwok, Used with permission

Mathematics, physics. We live in a chaotic, unpredictable universe. This is a grid of 812 double pendulums, each with slightly different initial conditions for the two angles of the pendulum. By Jonathan Nafziger, Used with permission

For the mathematicians you love.... Examples of parametric curves. By Jerome White, Jerome White, Used with permission.

Physics, mathematics, engineering, witchcraft. Welcome to the Twilight Zone. By Physicsfun, Used with permission.

Mathematics. Rubik's Cube for Higher-Dimensional Aliens. Poincaré disk model. 24-color puzzle based on the regular {7,3} tiling. Info: By Roice, used with permission.

Unpredictable universe? This is chaos theory in action. The motion of a "quadruple pendulum" (simulation with no friction). Source 1 (Reddit u/tmanchester, Feb 4, 2018): Source 2 (Matlab code): Wayback:

Mathematics. Epicycles. Fourier series. Polar bear synthesis. By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Used with permission.

Astronomy, mathematics, physics. The evolution in our thoughts and models: Heliocentrism and Geocentrism. By Malin Christersson, source: (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Mathematics clock. By Daniel Mentrard, Daniel Mentrard, Used with permission. Source:

Mathematical marvels, mysteries, and magic. Geometry and the eternal. Shock your friends. Determine the center of a drawn circle without a straightedge or compass. By math educator Tim Brzezinski, Tim Brzezinski, Used with permission.

Glimpse of hyperspace. Regular "4-Polytopes" (4-D objects, like the tesseract or hypercube). 4-D analogues of Platonic solids. Credit: I didn’t upload this video to 𝕏. I’m pointing to a video within the 𝕏 stream of “友”, 𝕏 ID “tomo_” (Sep 21, 2026)

Mathematics. Our complicated, seemingly unpredictable universe. This is chaos theory in action. The motion of a "quadruple pendulum" (simulation with no friction). Source 1 (Reddit u/tmanchester): Source 2 (Matlab code):

Mathematics. Physics. Magnetic Chaotic Pendulum: adding magnetic forces to gravity gives this pendulum chaotic motion (sensitivity to slight differences in initial launch conditions). By Physicsfun, Used with permission.

Mathematics. Hidden inside every square is a 3-4-5 right triangle, which humans can reveal in the following manner. By math educator Tim Brzezinski, Tim Brzezinski, Used with permission.

Mathematics, topology, geometry, simulation, algorithms. Watch this Cosmic Eversion Loop. Particle Tube Metamorphosis. Notice how the interior surface of the tube evaginates to become the "exterior." By Acid Boy 💊, Used with permission.

Mathematics, physics, mechanical linkage mechanism. "Double Hoberman Mechanism." By 上木敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, 上木敬士郎 / Keishiro Ueki, Used with permission.