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"Anomalies" Part 2 - Turing Patterns

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Dr Christian Yates describes a phenomenon first noticed by the World War II code-breaker, Alan Turing.
Turing noticed that natural patterns such as spots, stripes and spirals arose from chemical diffusion – a situation that normally leads to uniformity and stability.

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Christian Yates
Chris Lintott
Keywords
colour
pattern
nature
turing
stripes
spots
animal
chemistry
maths
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 26/01/2015
Duration: 00:08:08

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