In Havana, the Robert Redford character says that 'A butterfly can flutter its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Caribbean. They can even calculate the odds.' But apparently that's not what Edward Lorenz, who came up with the idea of the butterfly effect, meant at all.
'It is probability, not certain cause and effect,' writes science journalist Peter Dzikes, 'that now dictates how scientists understand many systems, from subatomic particles to storms.' (H-t: A&L)
Venus flytrap cyborg snaps shut with commands from a smartphone
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Researchers created a plant-based robotic arm by connecting a Venus flytrap
equipped with soft electrodes to a metallic structure and wirelessly
commanding...
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