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	Embracing Chaos

chestnut501

6-16-2009 9:25 AM

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science, life, chaos, physics, philosophy, theory, neuroscience, brain

chestnut501 says:

Some think the man who probably best deserves the title "Father of Chaos Theory" was 19th century French mathematician Henri Poincaré.

I would put Bob Dylan right up there, when he said, “Chaos is a friend of mine.”

Unfortunately he didn’t elaborate.

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