Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-02-23]: With math as inspiration, a new form of flyer was born: Dr. Ristroph, who works in applied mathematics at New York University’s Courant Institute, also solved a stability problem recently, with a small, hovering, flapping-wing flying machine that looks for all the world like a flying jellyfish. [1] But there is something wrong with the title of this article. Math cannot inspire. Nothing can inspire! True inspiration comes from only one place: from inside!
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