Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert J Lang

Director Thomas W. Jones II and playwright Kenneth Jones share details on Georgia Ensemble Theatre's production of “Alabama Story.” Plus, Robert J. Lang, a world-renowned origami artist and physicist, tells us about his collaborative designs on view at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

“In origami design, historically people have always used their intuition. They probably started by folding traditional shapes or folding designs by others, developed an intuitive understanding of how the paper behaves and then from there they can explore that intuition to create new shapes. That was the way design worked for years and years, that was the way it worked for me, but I eventually hit a limit to what I could do with my intuition and so part of my motivation for exploring mathematical methods was to externalise some of the design process. If I could get some of the design process on paper in a meaningful way, then I could handle more complicated goals than I could just fit in my brain.”Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

“In origami design, historically people have always used their intuition. They probably started by folding traditional shapes or folding designs by others, developed an intuitive understanding of how the paper behaves and then from there they can explore that intuition to create new shapes. That was the way design worked for years and years, that was the way it worked for me, but I eventually hit a limit to what I could do with my intuition and so part of my motivation for exploring mathematical methods was to externalise some of the design process. If I could get some of the design process on paper in a meaningful way, then I could handle more complicated goals than I could just fit in my brain.”Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

In this THEME episode, it's just your co-hosts Tony and Bill! We discuss when is a creation - be it a piece of art, software code or a product - ready to "ship"? We explore where and how does creativity flourish? And we unpack some of the psychology behind procrastination and how that can be a good thing, by giving us the time and space to come up with creative solutions and new ideas.  Speaking of ideas, where do they come from? Are there any new ideas? ... Really? Let's get philosophical! Finally, we name drop and quote Pablo Picasso, Jerry Garcia, and several of our guests throughout this episode so ... If you liked this episode, please don't forget to share/subscribe/review. And check out a few past episodes whose guest's wisdom we draw upon. John Mohr interview: Indie Rock Star to IT Rock Star (October 2020) Ron Diorio interview: Imagination + Productivity = Creativity (November 2020) Sunil Garg talks with us about Science, Art, Law and the Cosmos! (December 2020) Sabrina Thompson interview: NASA Engineer, Artist, Author and Baller! (March 2021) Robert J. Lang interview: Origami Master and Physicist (June 2021)  

Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

“In origami design, historically people have always used their intuition. They probably started by folding traditional shapes or folding designs by others, developed an intuitive understanding of how the paper behaves and then from there they can explore that intuition to create new shapes. That was the way design worked for years and years, that was the way it worked for me, but I eventually hit a limit to what I could do with my intuition and so part of my motivation for exploring mathematical methods was to externalise some of the design process. If I could get some of the design process on paper in a meaningful way, then I could handle more complicated goals than I could just fit in my brain.”Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

“In origami design, historically people have always used their intuition. They probably started by folding traditional shapes or folding designs by others, developed an intuitive understanding of how the paper behaves and then from there they can explore that intuition to create new shapes. That was the way design worked for years and years, that was the way it worked for me, but I eventually hit a limit to what I could do with my intuition and so part of my motivation for exploring mathematical methods was to externalise some of the design process. If I could get some of the design process on paper in a meaningful way, then I could handle more complicated goals than I could just fit in my brain.”Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

“In origami design, historically people have always used their intuition. They probably started by folding traditional shapes or folding designs by others, developed an intuitive understanding of how the paper behaves and then from there they can explore that intuition to create new shapes. That was the way design worked for years and years, that was the way it worked for me, but I eventually hit a limit to what I could do with my intuition and so part of my motivation for exploring mathematical methods was to externalise some of the design process. If I could get some of the design process on paper in a meaningful way, then I could handle more complicated goals than I could just fit in my brain.”Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

Robert J. Lang has been working with origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world's leading masters of the art and one of the pioneers of the marriage of origami with mathematics and technology. He has consulted on applications of origami to medical devices, airbag design, and space telescopes, is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and numerous technical articles, and lectures and consults on the connections between origami, science, and technology.· langorigami.com· www.creativeprocess.info

Our guest this episode is Robert J. Lang, one of the world's leading masters of the art of origami. Robert's work combines aspects of the Western school of mathematical origami design with the Eastern emphasis upon line and form. It has been shown in exhibitions around the world including in New York's Museum of Modern Art and Paris's Carrousel du Louvre. He has consulted on the application of origami to engineering problems ranging from air-bag design to expandable space telescopes. He is also the author or co-author of twenty-one books on origami art and design. We discuss Robert's decision to quit his job in laser physics to focus on origami full-time, how he applies families of patterns from origami to industrial problems, and what constitutes "good" origami in both the art and engineering worlds. Robert describes what elegance in design is and how pursuing elegance can lead to surprising results. And finally, we share resources that will help you to get started learning origami. You can find out more about Robert and his work below: https://langorigami.com/ We love hearing your feedback, so feel free to reach out! If you like the show, please don't forget to subscribe/share/rate/review.  

We listen back to a conversation with Robert J. Lang, a leading origami artist and former physicist for NASA. He came to town in the fall of 2019 for the Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention. We talked with Lang about how the mathematics and beauty behind origami can be used to solve real-world problems.

罗伯特J.朗（Robert J. Lang）从时代的角度看艺术，这里是磨时艺见。给你一张纸，你会折什么？一架纸飞机、一只千纸鹤、或者是玩东西南北的游戏？而在美国物理学家罗伯特J.朗（Robert J. Lang）手里，一张纸不仅能与数学、工程融合在一起，甚至影响到宇宙卫星的设计 。布谷鸟时钟折纸作品6岁时，罗伯特的老师给了他一本折纸书，从此他便喜欢上折纸，等到10岁的时候，他已经学会书里所有的折纸模型。虽然罗伯特对折纸痴狂，但并未荒废学业，长大后不但考进斯坦福大学，并以优异的成绩获得物理学博士学位，这期间还原创设计了上百件精巧的折纸作品。金鱼折纸作品罗伯特本想把这个爱好做成事业，但这不足以让他养家糊口，于是毕业后他进入了NASA，开始了长达13年的物理研究员工作。松鼠折纸作品在 NASA工作期间，罗伯特获得46项专利，发表80多篇论文，并成为美国数学学会的会员。而他依旧没有放弃折纸的爱好，甚至通过折纸解决卫星太阳能板的问题，设计安全气囊折叠方法，研究手术机器人与细胞级探测器。器皿折纸作品罗伯特在四十多岁攒够钱后，就辞掉了年薪百万的物理学家工作，专心回家玩折纸。没想到他又发现数学中的几何图案完全可以用在折纸之中，因此他运用7条相关的专业原理，开发出了一款专门模拟折纸的软件 TreeMake。通过这款软件，罗伯特如今已经创造出了649个造型复杂的折纸作品，其中包括麋鹿，蝎子，大象等各种动物和昆虫。磨时艺见，每晚9点，准时更新。

Robert J. Lang spoke with us about origami, art, math, and lasers. Robert has many origami books, here is a subset: Origami Design Secrets: Mathematical Methods for an Ancient Art (the one we talked about most, has the hummingbird crease pattern) Twists, Tilings, and Tessellations: Mathematical Methods for Geometric Origami (his new one, a textbook!) Origami in Action: Paper Toys That Fly, Flap, Gobble, and Inflate (not a theory book, just fun folds) Origami Sea Life (not mentioned but probably the book Elecia will be getting next) Robert’s website langorigami.com is full of neat goodies: Gallery Origami design software including a pointer to the Origamizer by Tomohiro Tachi Crease patterns! Suggested other books: Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes: Beautiful Paper Gift Boxes Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer Origamido has a number of books. Robert uses Origamido paper but it is unobtanium to most people. Unless you are in Maine.   (Note: book links are affiliate links, we get a little kickback if you buy from there.)

Robert Lang is a leader in the field of paper folding – he uses mathematics to advance origami folding techniques for applications in technology – like folding a giant telescope into a compact form so that it can travel to space. We chat about his journey, from discovering origami as a child and devouring books on the subject, to coming up with his own designs and methods for folding, to developing a computer program called Treemaker, to help with complex folding structures that has led to consulting jobs around the world. Continue reading Robert J. Lang

Robert Lang is a leader in the field of paper folding – he uses mathematics to advance origami folding techniques for applications in technology – like folding a giant telescope into a compact form so that it can travel to space. We chat about his journey, from discovering origami as a child and devouring books on the subject, to coming up with his own designs and methods for folding, to developing a computer program called Treemaker, to help with complex folding structures that has led to consulting jobs around the world. Continue reading Robert J. Lang

This weekend, origami experts from around the world will be coming to Portland to attend the Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention, where enthusiasts can take classes and view their exhibits. Robert J. Lang, a leading origami artist and former physicist for NASA, will showcase his work at the convention. We sit down with Lang to talk about how the mathematics and beauty behind origami can be used to solve real-world problems.

ความรู้นอกรั้ว จบมาไม่ได้ใช้สิ่งที่เรียนมาเลย ความรู้มหาวิทยาลัยคือด้านวิชาการ เราควรมีความรู้ 2 ด้าน เก่งที่เราต้องเชี่ยวชาญด้านอาชีพและเก่งอีกเรื่องนึงแล้วมันจะทำให้เราทำอะไรบางอย่างที่ชาวบ้านทำไม่ได้ Robert J. Lang นักฟิสิก นักคณิตศาสตร์ ที่พับกระดาษ Origami ตอนอายุ 40 เขาลาออกจากวิศวกร มาพับ Origami โดยตรง พับจนเป็นนวัตกรรม พับอุปกรณ์ทางการแพทย์ให้เล็กเพื่อให้ไปขยายในหลอดเลือด พับ Airbag ให้เล็กที่สุดแต่บานได้มากที่สุด นาซ่าให้เขาพับ Lens ถ่ายรูปนอกโลก ใส่ไปกับกระสวยอวกาศเพื่อให้สามารถบานออกมาได้ ถ้าเราเก่งด้านเดียวเราก็ทำได้เหมือนกันหมด พี่กั๊กเป็นมนุษย์ Introvert ไม่กล้าพูดกับคนอื่น มีปฏิสัมพันธ์กับคนอื่นน้อย อยากทลายกำแพงนี้จึงไปลงเรียนการละคร อยู่ในโรงละคร 1 เดือน หลังจากเรียนทำให้กล้าพูด กล้าคิด มีความคิดเป็นของตัวเองมากขึ้น และกล้าแสดงความคิดของตัวเองมากขึ้น เข้าใจความเป็นไปของพฤติกรรมต่างๆในสังคม เข้าใจตัวเอง เข้าใจคนอื่นมากขึ้น Soft skill สำคัญมาก และเทรนยากกว่า Skill อื่นๆ พี่กั๊กไปเป็นผู้ช่วยเชฟ นอกรั้วในโรงครัว ร้านอาหารเกาหลีในประเทศอังกฤษเชฟสอนให้คิดอย่างเป็นระบบ ไม่จำเป็นต้อง Work hard แต่ Work smart ซึ่งมหาวิทยาลัยไม่ต้องสอน ต้องเอาตัวเองออกไปนอกรั้ว เป็นการเรียนแบบ Active learning ใช้สติปัญญาในการใช้ชีวิต

Elias talks about the origami convention he went to over the weekend, and he and Sean discuss the usefulness (or not) of learning about things before going to such events. Links and Show Notes Origami Ant Robert J. Lang - Wikipedia BOS Society : meetings Impostor syndrome - Wikipedia Breadcrumbs - @breadcrumbsfm Sean - @splunsford Elias - @muffinworks Jingles excerpted from "Halo-centric Hang/Halo improvisation" by Aaron Ximm. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.  

Can you mathematicize art? We dive into that question and lots more with physicist, engineer and master origami artist Dr. Robert J. Lang, who merges mathematics with aesthetics to fold elegant modern origami. You'll hear how computer programs support making better art and discover some astonishing applications of origami folding techniques. Plus, the world's most beautiful math equation! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.