Why the universe is far more unpredictable than Newton imagined
In short: While classical physics suggests we can predict the movement of objects with ease, a 1961 meteorological discovery revealed a hidden layer of uncertainty in our world.
This video explores the foundations of chaos theory and the concept of the butterfly effect. It examines how the laws of Isaac Newton once implied a predictable universe, only to be challenged by the discovery of inherent unpredictability in complex systems.
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