Edward Lorenz was a mathematician and meteorologist at MIT who created a complex mathematical model nearly 60 years ago to study weather and air patterns. His hope was that the research would lead to accurate long-term weather forecasts. However, in 1961, the idea of a predictable universe fell into chaos. Lorenz entered some previously used …
Remember when that annoying light came on while you were driving home last night? Turns out it really did serve a purpose—to tell you one of your tires was low. Unfortunately, you ignored the warning light. Unfortunately, you missed class because of your flat tire this morning. Because you missed class, you failed a quiz. …
Two weeks ago, your professor assigned a cause and effect essay, but when the due date came, you didn’t even turn it in. What caused you not to turn in your paper? Of course, it could be any number of reasons. Let’s say you simply didn’t feel like writing it because you didn’t have a …