The illusion of control We tend to believe we can control what happens in our life. But life cannot be predicted. All we can do is arrange so the odds are in our favor.
Tag: Prediction
4 ways Nature is unpredictable
Querying the future The progress of science and technology have pushed the boundaries of the unknown, giving us the illusion that we could find answers to everything. Will the next card be a Jack? How big my goldfish will grow? Will a meteor collide with the Earth? Will it rain next Monday? Because the outcome…
The Butterfly Effect in your life
The Butterfly Effect is a poetic name to say that in some situations, small changes in initial conditions can lead to major variations of the final outcome. It was first observed in the 1960s by an American mathematician and meteorologist named Edward Lorenz, in a quest to forecast weather using computer simulation.