The Science for the Public Lecture Series and Science for the Public: Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations

Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan, Ph.D., de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics; Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Professor of Physics, Harvard University. Dr. Mahadevan's Soft Math Math Lab. Dr. Mahadevan has received many awards, including a 2009 MacArthur Genius Grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship

Dr. Mahadevan presented Origami: Art and Science for the SftPublic Lecture Series on September 08, 2015 at Belmont Public Library, Belmont MA.

Dr. Mahadevan appeared on SftPublic's Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations on January 14, 2021 to discuss some of his current work on the mathematics of natural phenomena and structures: I Wonder Why? Magic, Mystery and Mathematics in the Mundane

Some articles about Maha Mahadevan's fascinating work:

• Quanta (2020): A Scientist Who Delights in the Mundane
• Genius Mathematician Seeks New Problems
• Simple Curiosities Compel Scientist
• From a Mismatch in Growth, a Flower Blooms
• A Remarkable Eye for Out-of-the-Ordinary Mathematics
• A Cutting-Edge Issue Resolved
• Origami May Be Art, but Nature Got There First**
• Why?**