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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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Lorenz attractor

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Saying that someone is a chaotic thinker might seem like an insult - but, according to Lewis Dartnell, it could be that the mathematical phenomenon of chaos is a crucial part of what makes our brains work.

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The father of chaos theory dies

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