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From chaos to free will

26 mins | Jun 22, 2020
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Why do so many physicists fail to properly understand these two concepts? A crude understanding of physics sees determinism at work in the Universe. Luckily, molecular randomness ensures this isn’t so. The Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town, George Ellis, analyses in Aeon magazine.

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