Mathematics, Purpose, and Truth

About the Image

Located in the Bolivian Andes, Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. The irregular, hexagonal cells are naturally occurring phenomena called Bénard cells. Scientists are trying to understand why these convective cells adhere to deterministic laws at the microscopic level but result in a non-deterministic arrangement, as you see here.

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A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines Janna Levin Anchor Books, 2007 ISBN: 1400032407

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Stellar Regions John Coltrane "Seraphic Light" / "Configurations" Grp Records		The Sad Machinery of Spring Tin Hat "The Secret Fluid of Dusk" / "The Land of Perpetual Sleep" Hannibal

The Shape of Jazz to Come Ornette Coleman "Focus on Sanity" / "Lonely Woman" Warner Jazz