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Can Mathematics Predict the Future?

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Apr 10, 2015
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Which team will win the game? Will it be a cold winter? Are my stocks going to grow in value? With the power of computers and accurate models, it may seem that we can predict the future. However, math cannot usually solve the appropriate equations exactly, and errors due to approximations grow. This presents a fundamental challenge to peaking ahead in time. Music: "Marty Gots a Plan" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Images: Future city: Cronus Caelestis Cliff jumper: Jarek Tuszynski Flowing water: coloneljohnbritt Stock exchange: Rafael Matsunaga Thinking guy: Jacob Botter

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