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Butterfly Effect

Duration: 04:59

Professor Jim Al-Khalili considers chaos theory, how it is woven into the basic laws of physics.
The natural world is unpredictable but there is a pattern and structure, order and chaos.

Available since: Thu 14 Jan 2010

Credits

Presenter
Jim Al-Khalili
Director
Nic Stacey
Producer
Nic Stacey
Executive Producer
Paul Sen

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The Secret Life of Chaos

How chaos theory can answer the question of where intelligent life originated from.

First broadcast: 14 Jan 2010

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