Science and Technology

Why Small Things Sometimes Break Big Systems – Chaos Theory and the Limits of Control

Why Small Things Sometimes Break Big Systems – Chaos Theory and the Limits of Control There is a comforting idea that many of us grow up with. If you Understand a System Well Enough, you can Predict It.If you Plan Carefully, Outcomes will Follow.If Things go Wrong, Someone must have made a Mistake. Classical Mechanics – […]

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From Clockwork to Uncertainty-What Classical and Quantum Physics Taught Us about Reality and Ourselves

From Clockwork to Uncertainty-What Classical and Quantum Physics Taught Us about Reality and Ourselves For most of modern history, humanity believed it finally understood how the universe worked. The world, we thought, was a Machine. A vast, Elegant System of Gears and Levers Governed by precise Laws. If you knew the Forces involved and the

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Identity, Power, and the Physics of Leadership — How Pressure Reveals Structure

Identity, Power, and the Physics of Leadership How Pressure Reveals Structure By William Diamond In engineering, there’s a moment when a structure stops behaving theoretically and starts behaving truthfully. You tighten a bolt, increase the load, raise the heat or pressure and suddenly the blueprint becomes a confession. Weak welds crack. Misaligned tolerances scream. A

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