As someone interested in algorithms, Erik Demaine's work (and that of other researchers in the domain) on computational origami is fascinating. It basically boi

As someone interested in algorithms, Erik Demaine's work (and that of other researchers in the domain) on computational origami is fascinating. It basically boils down to, given a 3D shape, find a way to fold a 2D sheet to reproduce it. https://www.csail.mit.edu/news/origami-anything https://www.csail.mit.edu/news/origami-anything