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Folding way-new origami - Robert Lang

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Robert Lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami -- using math and engineering principles to fold mind-blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and, sometimes, very useful.

Lang explains that all origami follows four simple laws—yet these give rise to an astonishing array of designs. Can you think of another example in science or math where a fairly simple system or set of rules can create amazing diversity?

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