Avainsana: system theory
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Climate, chaos theory and tipping points – is it too late?
The climate is an extremely complex physical system in which numerous components influence each other. The Earth’s atmosphere, rock cycle, hydrosphere, biosphere and cryosphere, i.e. glaciers, and the technosphere created by man interact with each other in many ways. The economy, society and the human mind affect the climate. This complex system has numerous interactions,…
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System thinking and understanding complexity are keys to solve wicked problems
The world is very complex and big global problems need complex answers. You cannot fix world’s problems like Alexander the Great of Macedonia cut the Gordian Knot with his sword. Populist politicians and sometimes even scientists, often show easy answers to really complex problems; Like climate change is solved by planting more trees or with…
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Global village, a bit fly and diversity – systems and synergy
When two things interact with each other, a system is created. The system of two components is the simplest possible system, for example the Earth and the Moon form a system where they affect each other with their attraction. Compared to this, our entire Solar System is a very complex system with millions of components.…
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The earth does not have a closed system – mines and factories always leak into the environment
In physics and thermodynamics, a closed system means a natural or human system that does not interact with its environment in such a way that it exchanges matter with its environment. In an isolated system, neither matter nor energy would be exchanged. The fact is that there is no isolated system except the entire space…