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Barry Phipps tells Plus how he bridges the gap between the arts and sciences as an exhibition curator.

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June 2008
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weather forecasting

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All of science can be regarded as motivated by the search for rules behind the randomness of nature, and attempts to make prediction in the presence of uncertainty. Chris Budd describes the search for pattern and order in chaos.

Tags: Newtonian mechanics : butterfly effect : prediction : Galileo : pendulum : weather forecasting : planetary motion : Lorenz : period : Laplace : double pendulum : town planning


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The tsunami of December 26th 2004 has focused the world's attention on this terrifying consequence of an underwater earthquake. Michael McIntyre explores the underlying wave mathematics.

Tags: weather : wave : tsunami : weather forecasting