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“When circles are finally squared” - Dr. Kokichi Sugihara (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, MIMS) has been introduced on National Geographic website

Jun. 11, 2020

 
       
“When circles are finally squared” - Dr. Kokichi Sugihara (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences) has been introduced on National Geographic website.
 
There is a mathematical side to optical illusions. Professor Sugihara studies them in hopes of creating a safer world.
 

     
 
"Impossible objects" are revealed to be "possible" when viewed from different angles in 3D.