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Robert Sapolsky on Free Will and Determinism

The Michael Shermer Show

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Cellular Automata: Unpredictable and Uncontrollable

Cellular automata are mathematically proven to be unpredictable. Starting from the same condition will always yield the same outcome. The universe's nonlinearities make it unpredictable in fascinating ways, but it's important to differentiate between unpredictability and lack of control.

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