The Mind-Blowing Mathematics of Sunflowers - Instant Egghead #59

Why do the number of spirals in a sunflower match up with the integers 34, 55, 89 and 144 -- numbers found in the famous Fibonacci Sequence? Scientific American editor John Matson explains.

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More to explore:

What Is the Fibonacci Sequence?

Turing's Sunflowers

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Video credits:

Written & presented by John Matson
Motion design by Joss Fong
Produced & edited by Eric R. Olson

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[purrecioustabby]

I love What you just showed me is the mathematical formula to solid happiness

[joanndavey]

I notice the Creator never gets credit for this amazing mathematical code.

[videosaala]

my sunflowers won't be looked at the same way again:-)

[paulorientetheluffaranch]

Ouir sunflowers have hit 10+ft and continue to grow. Always facinated with the patterns of the head of the sunflowers. Thanks for the excellent video!

[crisgrey]

The Sunflower's picture was taken by the writer Claudia Hernandez Sagal for the NatGeo to explain the sequence and the False Spiral by Fraser.

[PepperLooney]

I think the fibonacci thing related to sunflowers was disproven 7-8 years ago.

[CGMaat]

Lovely order...great present ; short and quintessential

[budweiser]

My favorite flower of all times, i plant them yearly - HOWEVER i never got math :(

[illusionsofmind]

So what studies determined this degree of 137.5? Sunflower studies? Would the number be different with a different type of plant?

[sherahservilla]

Hi. I would like to use this clip for our project. I will credit your channel. Can I?

[deden.]

What is one benefit of sunflower research found in this video?

[LiranBarsisa]

0:13 I don't get the part of the rabbits. How and why would it be using these numbers?

[DaltonHBrown]

Yet its amazing that all this happened spontaneously. 

[zeyeguy]

1:15 "This can't be coincidence." 2:13 "Isn't it even lovelier knowing that there's a deep mathematical order to it?" A moment of candor from SA. But attributing the non-coincidence of this beautiful observation to "deep mathematical order" alone is insufficient. Either the deep mathematical order is coincidence or it is not. If not, it is designed. If designed, it's designer was/is an Intelligent Mind, an Intelligent Designer. All this wrapped up quite literally in the cheerful sunflower! Now that's lovely.

[jaycoachingcentre]

Even Eddie Woo has told about this in his ted talk....

[MrDolaw]

A house with perfectly placed bricks must have been evolved... seems legit.

[soulnickos]

Thanks for making me hate flowers now too!

[WWZenaDo]

Hm.  That "rabbit" problem doesn't even take into consideration predation of the rabbits...

[oosimbasmateoo]

Evidence that our Creator had perfect design plans for His creation. And He saw that it was good! Amen!

[kadim]

Good morning..
Thank you very much for this interested scientific video..
But at the end of this video maybe we need to ask ourselves this important question:
Is it possible the blind nature (by chance) create:
- 1) - fine tuned universe with fundamental constants following the mathematics language?
- 2) - some part of the universe & universe following the Fibonacci sequence (mathematics) ?
- 3) - some part of the universe & nature following the Fractal pattern (mathematics) ?
- 4) - the genetic code of the DNA as a code but more more advanced than any our software program code ?
Well the answer obviously impossible that if we use our Logical Mind, for example:
- if the Windows code was designed by intelegent experts, obviously:
- the genetic code of the DNA, where it is more more advanced than Windows code also designed by Higher Intelligent Designer:
Allah Almighty..!!
What do you think..!! 😊