Can Engineers and Scientists Ever Master “Complexity”? | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Network
*A key insight to emerge from chaos theory is that many complex systems are inherently unpredictable, because infinitesimal causes can have enormous consequences. This is the notorious butterfly effect—a term coined by meteorologist Edward Lorenz–which says that the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings in Iowa can culminate in a typhoon in India.
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