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How the universe marches in step

What do swaying bridges, flashing fireflies, clapping audiences, the far side of the Moon, and beating hearts have in common? Their behavior all has something to do with synchronization. In this video, Veritasium explains why and how spontaneous synchronization appears all the time in the physical world.

Source: The Secret of Synchronization on kottke.org.

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This entry was posted on April 10, 2021 at 11:03 am and is filed under Science, The Passing Scene. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “How the universe marches in step”

  1. Fred (Au Natural) Says:
    April 10, 2021 at 6:11 pm | Reply

    You could probably use synchronization theory to predict eve- increasing conformity in isolated social groups.

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