Tag: chaos theory

07
Feb
2014

the butterfly effect

If a single flap of a butterfly’s wings can be instrumental in generating a tornado, so also can all the previous and subsequent flaps of its wings, as can the flaps of the wings of millions of other butterflies, not to mention the activities of innumerable more powerful creatures, including our own species. – Edward Lorenz, pioneer of the chaos theory

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