7 Jul 2021

Our Changing World - Crafty Maths

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 7 July 2021

For some it’s the scary subject at school but more New Zealanders are rediscovering maths, thanks to a crafty approach by local mathematicians.

Maths Craft uses creative skills such as knitting, crochet and origami to demonstrate the mathematical patterns and concepts that are all around us.

Katy Gosset visits one of the group’s festivals in Christchurch.

Hinke Osinga and Bernd Krauskopf with the crocheted Lorenz Manifold.

Hinke Osinga and Bernd Krauskopf with the crocheted Lorenz Manifold. Photo: RNZ/Katy Gosset