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Thursday / Jun 19th, 20256/19/2025

#30 — Phyllotaxis

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In this coding challenge, I continue one of my favorite subjects: Algorithmic botany! This video covers the subject of Phyllotaxis, what it is and how it can be used to generate sunflower-like patterns inspired by nature.

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    by Mathieu Blanchette

  • Animations

    by Jason Heglund

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