# History as weather: A fractal theory of history for Ian Morris, Jared Diamond and CGP Grey

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2021-06-03-history-as-weather-a-fractal-theory-of-history-for-ian-morris-jared-d

The piece compares history with weather to argue that historical models can identify patterns without supporting precise causal explanations or useful long-range predictions.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 3 June 2021

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2021/06/history-as-weather-a-fractal-theory-of-history-for-ian-morris-jared-diamond-and-cgp-grey/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 3 June 2021
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: history, historiography, complexity, causality.

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