tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post6888895952868414681..comments2024-03-22T13:39:55.941-07:00Comments on Math Mama Writes...: Science Game: FoldIt (and some thoughts on spam)Sue VanHattumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-26332885723672189112009-08-18T12:32:01.010-07:002009-08-18T12:32:01.010-07:00Thank you! How ironic - I hadn't even made the...Thank you! How ironic - I hadn't even made the connection with origami, and I'm planning to do a math salon in 4 days on origami. I'm not at all ready for it, and looking at those will be helpful.Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-70441264790618946542009-08-18T09:53:13.486-07:002009-08-18T09:53:13.486-07:00Haven't tried out the software yet, but I want...Haven't tried out the software yet, but I wanted to send you some links to papers on the mathematics of folding - which has applicaitons to the study of protien folding, as explored in this software.<br /><br />You should check out Erik Demaine's <a href="http://erikdemaine.org" rel="nofollow"></a>page, and particularly his paper <a href="http://erikdemaine.org/papers/FUCG_MSRI/" rel="nofollow">"A Survey of Folding and Unfolding in Computational Geometry."</a> The animations on his site are neat too.<br /><br />A lot of the advances in the understanding of folding and unfolding have come from the study of the mathematics origami. Robert Lang's <a href="http://www.langorigami.com/" rel="nofollow">page</a> is a great place to start on this topic. I really looking forward to seeing <a href="http://www.greenfusefilms.com/" rel="nofollow">this film </a> on the subject.Dan Mhttp://mathrecreation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com