The Institute For Figuring (IFF) is an organization based in

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that promotes the public understanding of the

poetic Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in a ...

and

aesthetic Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed t ...

dimensions of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

and the technical arts. Founded by

Margaret Wertheim Margaret Wertheim (born 20 August 1958) is an Australian-born science writer, curator, and artist based in the United States. She is the author of books on the cultural history of physics, and has written about science, including for the ''New Yo ...

and Christine Wertheim, the institute hosts public

lecture A lecture (from Latin ''lēctūra'' “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical infor ...

s and

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s, publishes books and maintains a

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Published works

* Robert Kaplan ''The Figure That Stands Behind Figures: Mosaics of the Mind'' (2004) *

''A Field Guide to Hyperbolic Space'' (2005) * Margaret Wertheim ''A Field Guide to the Business Card Menger Sponge'' (2006) * Margaret Wertheim, Christine Wertheim ''Crochet Coral Reef: A Project'' (2015)

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* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 2003 Culture of Los Angeles Science and culture Mathematical institutes 2003 establishments in California

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