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Fluttering.mp3
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A SCIENCE NOTE
Chaos theory studies how small changes in initial conditions can lead to wildly different outcomes in complex systems. This is often called sensitive dependence on initial conditions — or famously, the butterfly effect — the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in China could ultimately contribute to a hurricane forming in the Atlantic.
In chaotic systems:
Behavior looks random, but is deterministic underneath.
Predictability breaks down over time.
Feedback loops accelerate instability.
Thresholds or tipping points matter more than averages.
Our climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.
From the album “Razz“
By Fluttering.mp3
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
A SCIENCE NOTE
Chaos theory studies how small changes in initial conditions can lead to wildly different outcomes in complex systems. This is often called sensitive dependence on initial conditions — or famously, the butterfly effect — the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in China could ultimately contribute to a hurricane forming in the Atlantic.
In chaotic systems:
Behavior looks random, but is deterministic underneath.
Predictability breaks down over time.
Feedback loops accelerate instability.
Thresholds or tipping points matter more than averages.
Our climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures could rise by up to 9°C (16.2°F) within this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.
From the album “Razz“