Podcast 686 – Chaotic Attractors

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Guest speakers: Ralph Abraham and Terence McKenna



PROGRAM NOTES:




Today's program features a 1985 conversation between Terence McKenna and Ralph Abraham that took place at the Esalen Institute near Big Sur, California.



Their conversation centers on the science of chaotic attractors and models of their actions. While mathematicians will more fully understand some of these concepts, Ralph has a way of explaining them so we can all grok what he explains.



The concept of using mathematical models for things like tracking hurricanes is common to most of us, ideas about modeling society may be new to many of us, and exciting as well. If ever there was a time to project the track of our culture's future, this is it.



Ralph Abraham's recent book, Schims, is an excellent companion to this conversation.




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