12. Chaos Theory

Published: March 26, 2022, 5 p.m.

Thomas and Dzido are back to ask the all-important question: would a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil lead to an all-new episode of the podcast about chaos theory?  If the initial conditions aren't measured precisely enough, the topic could be completely different. Listen in as the guys discuss the origins of chaos theory, fractal dimensions and that one Ashton Kutcher movie about time travel.



MINOR SPOILERS for the following media
Blind Chance (1987)
"Remedial Chaos Theory"  - S03E04 (2011)




Further links
Chaos Theory - In Our Time: Science, BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00548f6

Jim Al-Khalili Chaos Documentary, BBC
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxpghz

What Is Chaos - Five part online course from University of Texas
http://order.ph.utexas.edu/chaos/

Mandelbrot set
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set

Lorenz attractor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenz_system

Jeff Goldblum explaining chaos theory in Jurassic Park (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-mpifTiPV4

Parks and Recreation radio scene (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYKYPeufTTo