Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Woods Hole Marine Biological Lab

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is "an international center for research and education in biology, biomedicine and ecology", established in 1888. It is the oldest marine laboratory in the United States





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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Butterfly Effect

The butterfly effect is a chaos theory which shows that small action can have large system effects. “The wing movements of a butterfly might have significant repercussions on wind strength and movements throughout the weather systems of the world”.For example, a butterfly flapping its wings in China might change the weather in Chicago.


http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-butterfly-effect.htm