[HN Gopher] Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem with Infinit...
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       Father-Son Team Solves Geometry Problem with Infinite Folds
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 90 points
       Date   : 2022-04-05 10:28 UTC (12 hours ago)
        
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       | frakt0x90 wrote:
       | Erik's lectures on youtube are incredible and I've learned so
       | much about Data Structures and Algorithms from him. Highly
       | recommend if you are in the market for that knowledge.
        
         | vimwizard wrote:
         | Definitely saved me on numerous occasions in algorithms class,
         | specifically dynamic programming. Reading the headline I had a
         | feeling it was referring to Erik.
        
       | wonderwonder wrote:
       | Working with your kid like this sounds incredible.
        
       | vanderZwan wrote:
       | Is there any relation to space-filling curves? It feels like it
       | is in a kind of similar domain, just in the opposite direction
        
       | jtr1 wrote:
       | Congrats to them! As an aside, I first learned about the Demaines
       | in that PBS documentary years ago, but their relationship has
       | stuck with me as a model for parenting, especially the clear joy
       | Martin seemed to take in learning with and from his son. This is
       | just endlessly cool to me:
       | 
       | > Erik Demaine learned basic math and the visual arts from his
       | father, but eventually taught Martin advanced math and computer
       | science. "Now we're both artists and both mathematicians/computer
       | scientists," Erik Demaine said. "We collaborate on many projects,
       | especially those that span all of these disciplines."
        
         | sometimeshuman wrote:
         | A bit of a tangent, but I recently read in an evolutionary
         | psychology book (Moral Animal, maybe?) that there is a natural
         | tendency for adolescents to seek distance from their primary
         | care givers. I wonder if Erik ever felt that during his teenage
         | years and if he did, what brought them back together.
         | 
         | The probability of the type of parent/child dynamic experienced
         | by Martin and Erik seems so low from my personal experience
         | which is a shame given it must be one of life's best
         | experiences.
         | 
         | Edit: There's another vector of family dysfunction when a
         | parent and a child have a good relationship -- sibling rivalry.
         | I have witnessed children shun affection and interest from a
         | parent as a preventative measure against the inevitable
         | blowback from their siblings. Not sure if Erik had siblings,
         | but if he did, I wonder what that experience was like.
        
       | tromp wrote:
       | How to flatten a cube:
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       | https://madartlab.com/how-to-flatten-a-cube/
       | 
       | How to make a collapsible Origami cube:
       | 
       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWR1VKLF2_Y
        
       | agumonkey wrote:
       | Heh, I knew it was the demaine's. If it involves foldings it has
       | to be them.
       | 
       | Reminder that Erik's lectures are still online (mit open
       | courseware iirc)
        
         | nomel wrote:
         | Class list: https://erikdemaine.org/classes/
        
       | The_rationalist wrote:
       | life goals
        
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