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24

Order out of Chaos

Lecture no. 24 from the course: 12 Essential Scientific Concepts

Order out of Chaos

Taught by Professor Indre Viskontas | 32 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online Science Course

Continue your look at the most interesting ideas in emergence. First, learn about artificial intelligence and social robotics. Then, ponder the rise of the theory of mind and human self-awareness. Finally, discover how modern cities are emergent structures—and how we play the role of the simple agents that make them function.

24 Lectures

1
Image of The Miracle of Life
The Miracle of Life
0 of 34 min
2
Image of The Organization of Life
The Organization of Life
0 of 29 min
3
Image of Evolution—The Tireless Tinkerer
Evolution—The Tireless Tinkerer
0 of 29 min
4
Image of Other Mechanisms of Evolution
Other Mechanisms of Evolution
0 of 30 min
5
Image of DNA and Heritability
DNA and Heritability
0 of 29 min
6
Image of Epigenetics, Mutations, and Gene Insertion
Epigenetics, Mutations, and Gene Insertion
0 of 30 min
7
Image of The Illusion of Coherence—How We See
The Illusion of Coherence—How We See
0 of 29 min
8
Image of Acoustic Perception Deconstructed
Acoustic Perception Deconstructed
0 of 29 min
9
Image of Our Changing Brain
Our Changing Brain
0 of 29 min
10
Image of Plasticity, Brain Training, and Beyond
Plasticity, Brain Training, and Beyond
0 of 30 min
11
Image of Magnetism and Its Magic
Magnetism and Its Magic
0 of 28 min
12
Image of Electrical Forces, Fields, and Circuits
Electrical Forces, Fields, and Circuits
0 of 28 min
13
Image of Thermodynamics—Heat, Energy, and Work
Thermodynamics—Heat, Energy, and Work
0 of 29 min
14
Image of Metabolism—Energy in the Cell
Metabolism—Energy in the Cell
0 of 31 min
15
Image of Fluid Mechanics—Pressure, Buoyancy, Flow
Fluid Mechanics—Pressure, Buoyancy, Flow
0 of 28 min
16
Image of Navigation and Propulsion in Fluids
Navigation and Propulsion in Fluids
0 of 29 min
17
Image of The Big Bang That Didn’t
The Big Bang That Didn’t
0 of 29 min
18
Image of The Four Forces of Nature
The Four Forces of Nature
0 of 31 min
19
Image of The Elements of Everything
The Elements of Everything
0 of 28 min
20
Image of Looks like a Particle, Acts like a Wave
Looks like a Particle, Acts like a Wave
0 of 29 min
21
Image of Quanta, Uncertainty, and a Cat
Quanta, Uncertainty, and a Cat
0 of 30 min
22
Image of String Theory, Membranes, and the Multiverse
String Theory, Membranes, and the Multiverse
0 of 31 min
23
Image of Emergence—Simple Rules, Complex Systems
Emergence—Simple Rules, Complex Systems
0 of 31 min
24
Image of Order out of Chaos
Order out of Chaos
0 of 32 min

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n********t
September 23, 2017
Extremely illuminating.

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d********m
December 5, 2016
This is truly a Great Course. It is my belief that the reason and basis for its exceptional high quality and worth is that professor Viskontas is both a musician and a physicist. She is able to cope with the facts of the physical world and still feel the beauty and wonder of creation.

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a********m
September 7, 2015
Much better than expected. Was skeptical than a course with it's ambitious, "12 Essential Scientific Concepts" could cover much in 24 30 minute lessons. Expected some brief gloss and simplistic explanations. Was wrong, This course is a good, broad survey with enough detail to give good introductions to a wide range of scientific concepts. Noticed on the parent site www.thegreatcourses.com, that these ship with a a Course Book that has outlines of each lecture and recommendations for further study. This should be added to GreatCoursesPlus when it goes live. Sure, you could nitpick the content or minor errors in the presentation, but it wrong to focuses on minor shortcomings in such an ambitious effort that succeeds in it it's aim. Very good! Will have to spend more time reviewing this one!

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