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  • Chaos

  • Making a New Science
  • Written by: James Gleick
  • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
  • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (72 ratings)

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Written by: James Gleick
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James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th century's third revolution.

©1998 James Gleick (P)2011 Random House
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“Fascinating . . . almost every paragraph contains a jolt.” (The New York Times)

“Highly entertaining . . . a startling look at newly discovered universal laws.” (Chicago Tribune)

“An awe-inspiring book. Reading it gave me that sensation that someone had just found the light switch.” (Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)

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The Heart is a Chaotic Model

The Relationship between Chaos & cardiac arrhythmia is a refreshing, exhilarating view point that sheds a new light on nature

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mind altering

I will need to listen to the recording again to try to understand more. so much packed into one book.

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Wonder-full!

so much to think about and research...Gleick is best popularizer of science that i'm aware of. always leads to lots of learning.

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Amazing!

This book has opened my mind to many revolutions. Thought reading this book I have been able to put together a potential theory to help people within the psychology field even though its primarily a physics book! very thought provoking!

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This will blow your god dam mind

If you are into science this book is a must read/listen. Fans of PBS Space Time should all listen to this book.

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great primer for a new initiate to chaos.

great primer for a new initiate to chaos. It raised really interesting implications for my own work.

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Excellent

A solid introduction to chaos theory and its history. I certainly don't fully understand how chaos is applicable to certain things, but I think this book is the perfect foundation in beginning to understand the concept.

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Hard to understand and listen to

This is a perfect book if you have a background in mathematics or engineering and even if you do I recommend reading the book rather than listening to it. The book is not about understanding chaos but about how it was discovered.. still interesting but I prefer to watch a video on YouTube to understand it

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