Butterfly Wings
Here's a completely delightful examination of just how pervasive and exhaustive the connections are between every event, no matter how seemingly miniscule.
"The flap of a butterfly's wings in Central Park could ultimately cause an earthquake in China. So say the proponents of chaos theory, who use 'the butterfly effect' to describe how small and apparently insignificant incidents can set in motion a chain of events with far reaching consequences.
"The butterfly effect has, until now, been cited only as an illustration, but Professor Jim Spanners of the Pennsylvania Institute for Making Stuff Up takes it seriously, and believes that butterflies are directly responsible for most of the world's major problems. He is urging authorities to act swiftly in order to prevent imminent disaster."
The full twelve steps from butterfly to earthquake and back again can be found here.
[scoped from Bruce Schneier's Crypto-Gram newsletter]