An artistic representation of the Mandelbrot set, a fractal arising from the equation zn+1 = zn2 + c. It is named after mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, who died in Cambridge late last week.
Gabriel Arana is a contributing editor at The American Prospect. His articles on gay rights, immigration, and media have appeared in publications including The New Republic, The Nation, Salon, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast. More by Gabriel Arana
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