"For instance, in pure mathematics, my academic field, a single false step — even a seemingly irrelevant one — renders an entire argument worthless; there is no such thing as half a mathematical proof. And the mathematical field of chaos theory studies systems in which radically different outcomes arise from infinitesimal, undetectable changes in initial conditions. Many systems in the real world are effectively chaotic, including the climate, human behaviour, and the evolution of human societies."
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 05:57:48 +0000
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