tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post110322458129947554..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: How Things Affect Other ThingsPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1103267782687726932004-12-16T23:16:00.000-08:002004-12-16T23:16:00.000-08:00Ah. Okay. I did a bit of Googling on it. I read ab...Ah. Okay. I did a bit of Googling on it. I read about this a long time ago, but I didn't make the connection between the brand name and the theory. Fractals. Coolness. So I guess now I'm out of the loop with the pop-science stuff.<br /><br />I don't follow physics all that much. After prolonged exposure, it makes my brain start dripping out of my ears, especially when math shows up. Numbers and I don't get along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1103259390873141462004-12-16T20:56:00.000-08:002004-12-16T20:56:00.000-08:00Chaos theory...long story. Has to do with plotting...Chaos theory...long story. Has to do with plotting the course of nonlinear dynamic systems, and the sensitivity of such systems to miniscule fluctuations. The gist of it is that such systems usually have to be looked at as irreducible wholes; assuming context independence is really not an option. Even the tiniest component of these systems can affect where the system ends up, which is why they tend to be unpredictable (e.g., the weather). Doesn't mean they're not strictly deterministic, mind you...it just means that computing their future state tends to be way too difficult after a certain point.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1103251411643114142004-12-16T18:43:00.000-08:002004-12-16T18:43:00.000-08:00I think I've missed the whole chaos theory fad, so...I think I've missed the whole chaos theory fad, somehow. What the heck is that?<br /><br />I'm such a geek that the mussels absorbing the dye after exposure to musk fascinated me more than the rah-rah p.r. stuff about ecotoxicology. All I could think about was, hm, if humans responded in a similar fashion, then being exposed to toxic chemicals might make us immune to...<br /><br />LJ Where's my pocket protector and slide rule? Yikes. I just revealed how old I am!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com