The extreme complexity of roughness

This TED talk reminded me of Lyndal's work, a lovely abstract concept that has its roots in order and pattern.

At TED2010, mathematics legend Benoit Mandelbrot develops a theme he first discussed at TED in 1984 -- the extreme complexity of roughness, and the way that fractal math can find order within patterns that seem unknowably complicated.

http://www.ted.com/talks/benoit_mandelbrot_fractals_the_art_of_roughness.html