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Edge-of-Chaos-0.mp3<\/a>
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\nEdge-of-Chaos-I.mp3<\/a>
\nEdge-of-Chaos-I.mp4<\/a>
\nEdge-of-Chaos-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nAre all of us
\n… on the edge of chaos?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFeedback loops
\nFrom chicken coops
\n(The methane is insane)<\/p>\n

Our sensitive dependence
\nSubject to our ignorance
\n(We cannot tame the same)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAre all of us
\n(… on the edge of chaos?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI’m part of a…
\nNon-linear, complex, feedback-driven system
\nThat’s what I am
\nDon’t let it perplex you from gaining wisdom
\n(Chaotic system)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nGaining clarity
\nIn non-linearity
\n(A little worse? Call a hearse)<\/p>\n

Tipping point
\nTilts the joint
\n(Can’t remain the same)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAre all of us
\n(… on the edge of chaos?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI’m part of a…
\nNon-linear, complex, feedback-driven system
\nThat’s what I am
\nDon’t let it perplex you from gaining wisdom
\n(Chaotic system)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAre all of us
\n(… on the edge of chaos?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI’m part of a…
\nNon-linear, complex, feedback-driven system
\nThat’s what I am<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n(Chaotic system)
\nAll of us
\n(… on the edge of chaos)<\/p>\n

A SCIENCE NOTE: how can the climate breakdown and collapse of the climate system be explained through chaos theory?<\/p>\n

Great question \u2014 this is one of those rare cases where chaos theory isn\u2019t just useful \u2014 it\u2019s necessary<\/em> to understand what\u2019s happening with the climate system.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell:<\/h3>\n

\u2192 The climate system is a non-linear<\/em>, complex<\/em>, feedback-driven<\/em> system \u2014 exactly the kind of system chaos theory was developed to describe.<\/p>\n

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Chaos Theory Basics (quick refresher)<\/h2>\n

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<\/em> \u2014 or famously, the butterfly effect<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In chaotic systems:<\/p>\n