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A New Theory that Explains the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Neil Theise

Smart People Podcast

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The Importance of Negative Feedback Loops

A negative feedback loop feeds back on itself in a negative way to limit the range of possibilities. A positive feedback loop drives body temperature up and gives you a fever, which can help cure an infection. But when the infection melts away, then you have negative feedback loops that come back on and suppress the positive. So it's the balance between these feedback loops that's just as important. And chaotic systems don't have any randomness in them inherently but there's always some randomness.

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