A monarch butterfly (Dannaux plexippus) flaps its wings in Piedra Herrada Sanctuary, Mexico. Might this start a chain of events that results in a tornado in Texas? Photograph by Jaime Rojo In 1961, ...
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What everyone gets wrong about the butterfly effect
When people talk about the butterfly effect, they miss a large part of what makes chaos theory so incredible. Lets talk about ...
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The physics that made the butterfly effect possible
Chaos theory shows how tiny changes in a system can lead to dramatically different outcomes. Known as the butterfly effect, ...
Picture a monarch butterfly soaring over the still, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. It flaps its orange and black wings in a sweet, simple and modest way. Yet, the consequences are dire. As this ...
I have always found the ‘butterfly effect’ to be quite an interesting concept. This idea, taken from chaos theory, basically says that small input changes I have always found the ‘butterfly effect’ to ...
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