What are the Common Patterns in Nature

Yes, the question is abstract and obscure. But I may as well admit it. At root, what I want to know most is, “What does the body tell us about the universe?”, and vice versa.

Personal Reasons for Writing and Posting my Work Here

Seeking Patterns

What can we learn about the design of the universe, as we look to the body for clues? Fractals, the Fibonacci number and golden ratio, the Aleph, and Occam’s Razor: these are all patterns we find in nature and biological forms. Can we make better predictions as we explore our world, predicting unknowns better if we are familiar with the places where these patterns might occur? My question finds me at a somewhat broken place where I have observed a great deal of disconnectedness. It is the goal of both artists and scientists to find patterns. But recently I am beginning to find deeper connections in the patterns, personal resonance. I wonder if this sense is real. I want to explore both personally and professionally the connections I find there.At first my entries may not seem to be connecting medicine to deeper questions of design and they may seem broad and far afield. But with time, perhaps years, I hope to approach this question legitimately.

-Laura Maaske, January 1, 2011