Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand. It turns out that chaos theory answers a question that mankind has asked for millennia - how did we get here? In this documentary, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to uncover one of the great mysteries of science - how does a universe that starts off as dust end up with intelligent life? How does order emerge from disorder? It's a mindbending, counterintuitive and for many people a deeply troubling idea. But Professor Al-Khalili reveals the science behind much of beauty and structure in the natural world and discovers that far from it being magic or an act of God, it is in fact an intrinsic part of the laws of physics. Amazingly, it turns out that the mathematics of chaos can explain how and why the universe creates exquisite order and pattern. The natural world is full of awe-inspiring examples of the way nature transforms simplicity into complexity. From trees to clouds to humans - after watching this film you'll never be able to look at the world in the same way again."
9 Comments
eric3579Please use the playlist embed. Makes it much easier to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=664F2AE1160FF884
eric3579*quality
siftbotBoosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by eric3579.
Avokineoksays...Seriously great documentary!
If your interested in this one, you could maybe try and read "Godel, Escher Bach" by Douglas R. Hofstadter.. Great and almost too complicated book.. Thanks for the upload!
MaxWilderInteresting, but they pretty much failed to explain Chaos Theory. They just said that the variables were too vast and minute to calculate, but they never explained why sufficiently sophisticated measuring devices and computers would never be able to capture all the data. What is it about the universe that makes these aspects unknowable? They repeat the idea over and over, without saying why. I know this is wrong, but I was left with the impression that Chaos Theory was just a fancy term for "it's too hard to do".
Throbbin*dead
siftbotThis video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by Throbbin.
eric3579*dead
siftbotThis video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by eric3579.
Discuss...
Enable JavaScript to submit a comment.