A butterfly flaps its wings and causes a typhoon. This is how the “butterfly effect” is imagined. The butterfly effect is a metaphor that illustrates the idea that small things can have non-linear—and often significant—consequences in a complex system. While a single act, like the butterfly flapping its wings, cannot cause a typhoon, a small event can be a seed, a catalyst that starts a … Read more › about Message from the Dean – 2018

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