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Best summary of my late childhood, incl. only @alyankovic song requiring knowledge of computer architecture: http://t.co/t78x30xcST — 6 days 6 hours ago
Strangest site on Halloween weekend: high cirrus clouds moving toward the WEST. #Sandy? — 21 weeks 5 days ago
I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/aYS3lLbS bsubt 64um 120921 — 27 weeks 7 hours ago
I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/WpgrQjGK Quasicrystals in Medieval Islamic Architecture, Harvard Phys — 34 weeks 3 days ago
Pixar's RenderMan, the same used to make all of the famous movies. (@YouTube http://t.co/AaYRugBv) — 34 weeks 3 days ago

"Top 100 Science Stories of 2007: 59. Medieval Mosque Shows Amazing Math Discovery", Discover

"In Medieval Architecture, Signs of Advanced Math", The New York Times

"Higher Math From Medieval Islam", Newsweek

"Amazing maths of the mosaic makers", The Times [UK]

"Il segreto dell’architettura islamica medioevale `Usa formule matematiche del XX secolo'", La Repubblica [Italy]

"Puzzle der Unendlichkeit", Die Zeit [Germany]

"Patterns of Islamic Genius Crystal Clear Centuries Ago", Sydney Morning Herald [Australia]

"Earliest use of diamonds by Chinese found", China Daily

"The Tiles of Infinity", Saudi Aramco World

Peter J. Lu | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA 02138 USA | plu_at_fas.harvard.edu