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"In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked a now-famous question:
Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?
Over the next 50 years, the so-called “butterfly effect” captivated the public
imagination. It has appeared in movies, books, motivational and inspirational
speeches, and even casual conversation.
The image of the tiny flapping butterfly has come to stand for the outsized
impact of small actions, or even the inherent unpredictability of life itself.
But what was Lorenz – who is now remembered as the founder of the branch of
mathematics called chaos theory – really getting at?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
