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Chaos: Making a New Science

James Gleick

Start date: May 1, 2015

Finish date: May 31, 2015

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Jan 19, 2013 Charlene rated it it was amazing

Shelves: physics, mindgasms, innovation, general-science, chaos-complexity-emergence, philosophy, favorites

Wonderful, easy to understand book about what chaos is and how scientists came to understand it. I recommend viewing Robert Sapolsky's Stanford YouTube video lectures 21 & 22 on chaos and emergence & complexity before reading this book. Fractals are the most amazing things. You only get one life. Make sure learning about fractals is part of it. Such a thing of beauty. ...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Katy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: math-science, did-not-finish

Putting this one back on the shelf to read later (maybe). It starts out with promise, but drags in the middle where I am now. So I'll wait and see -- for now I've other books to read that are calling. ...more

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Mar 22, 2010 Brian Maicke rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A good overview of an important, but often misunderstood, area of mathematics and science. The book is a good read for a general audience. There is very little actual mathematics in the book, and what little there is, is explained in plain English.

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