Foundation: Are We Predictable?

In which Jeff Goldblum, lemmings, and a pixelated photo of Obama help me uncover the mathematical reality of Isaac Asimov’s psychohistory. In his Foundation book series, Asimov invented psychohistory, a scientific description of history that can predict the future. This video asks whether such a thing is possible. Join me on a tour of all things prediction: mathematical modelling, chaos theory, cliodynamics, machine learning, and how prediction and media interact. Join my Discord server to discuss this video and more: https://discord.gg/AVcU9w5gVW Get music to use in your videos with Epidemic Sound (use this referral link to support me): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/cnceag/ 0:00 Intro 3:37 Part I: Foundation’s Foundations 12:33 Part II: The World in Numbers 19:45 Part III: The Lemming Effect 29:19 Part IV: Megahistory 42:42 Part V: We, Robots 52:05 Part VI: Prediction in Fiction 1:01:40 Credits ---------------------- SOURCES Did not fit in the description, so can be found here: https://pastebin.com/ENpuxwTr ---------------------- FOOTAGE Did not fit in the description, so can be found here: https://pastebin.com/ENpuxwTr ---------------------- MUSIC Did not fit in the description, so can be found here: https://pastebin.com/ENpuxwTr