In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked ... the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" Over the next 50 years, the so-called "butterfly effect" captivated ...

Both Otis and John underwent extremely rapid intensification that turned them from modest tropical storms into major ...

Half a century ago, Edward Lorenz, SM ‘43 ... We always welcome your ideas for interesting stories about the MIT community. Founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1899, MIT ...

These stories fit the narrative of what’s commonly called the Butterfly Effect. The basic premise is that small acts impact a much larger, more complex system. The idea is based on the theory ...

Lorenz was a mathematician and meteorologist perhaps most famous for his description of the “butterfly effect,” which poses that small ... it’s a whole different story when we’re talking about knowing ...