Latest Chaos theory Podcast Episodes
Edward Lorenz and Chaos Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:22 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhy can’t we get a good weather forecast? Meteorologist Edward Lorenz tried to predict the weather but in the end all he discovered were chaotic systems, leading him to declare long term weather forecasting is utterly impossible.
Transcript -- Edward Lorenz and Chaos Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:22 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTranscript -- Why can’t we get a good weather forecast? Meteorologist Edward Lorenz tried to predict the weather but in the end all he discovered were chaotic systems, leading him to declare long term weather forecasting is utterly impossible.
Alan Turing and Morphogenesis
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:16 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat makes tigers striped and cheetahs spotty? World War II code-breaker and father of computing, Alan Turing, has a simple explanation…
Transcript -- Alan Turing and Morphogenesis
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:16 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTranscript -- What makes tigers striped and cheetahs spotty? World War II code-breaker and father of computing, Alan Turing, has a simple explanation…
Warren Weaver and Complexity Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:09 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn 1948, Warren Weaver identified what he called complex systems. These are systems where individual parts act independently of each other, while still following a set of simple rules.
Transcript -- Warren Weaver and Complexity Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:09 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTranscript -- In 1948, Warren Weaver identified what he called complex systems. These are systems where individual parts act independently of each other, while still following a set of simple rules.
D’Arcy Thompson, Structuralism and the Shape of Life
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:00 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIf evolution is all about random mutations, why do the same patterns keep cropping up in the natural world? Coincidence? Not according to parrot-wielding eccentric, Sir D’Arcy Thompson. He realised that living things grow according to the laws of physics as well as genetics.
Transcript -- D’Arcy Thompson, Structuralism and the Shape of Life
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 15:00 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTranscript -- If evolution is all about random mutations, why do the same patterns keep cropping up in the natural world? Coincidence? Not according to parrot-wielding eccentric, Sir D’Arcy Thompson. He realised that living things grow according to the laws of physics as well as genetics.
Charles Darwin and Game Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 14:38 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIf evolution’s all about survival, why do peacocks have such huge, extravagant tails? This problem preyed on Charles Darwin’s mind. Luckily, in the 1970s, a hip bunch of mathematicians called game theorists came along with an explanation that would have put his mind at rest.
Transcript -- Charles Darwin and Game Theory
Patterns of Life - for iPod/iPhone - November 26, 2014 14:38 - application/pdf ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTranscript -- If evolution’s all about survival, why do peacocks have such huge, extravagant tails? This problem preyed on Charles Darwin’s mind. Luckily, in the 1970s, a hip bunch of mathematicians called game theorists came along with an explanation that would have put his mind at rest.
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