Forecasting Memes

Sure, we can predict the heat death of the universe in 10 100 years with confidence, but ask us about rain next Tuesday and suddenly science becomes a game of whack-a-mole with a hammer made of chaos theory. Weather systems are basically the toddlers of scientific phenomena—unpredictable, chaotic, and prone to sudden tantrums. The cosmic irony that we can model the eventual collapse of everything with sophisticated equations, but still can't tell you whether to pack an umbrella for your weekend getaway is peak scientific humility. Next time your weather app says "partly cloudy" just mentally translate that to "¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but with scientific backing."