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Heather,

I found the notion of "synchronization" that you presented about really interesting, and your presentation made me want to read the book to learn more about the various phenomena that have been observed and studied. I agree that there is something pleasing and comforting about seeing things in sync. I tend to feel like there is an aspect of beuty that we are attracted to.

I was also interested to hear about your idea that everything can be modelled mathematically. Now, after going through years and years of math and having a tiny bit of knowledge about mathematical modelling, I think your argument makes sense, but I do not think I had any sense of mathematical models when I was young. I know it definatley did not occur to me that mathematical models can be used to address phenomena that exist  in the real world. I was surprised to hear that you had this idea even when you were much younger. Do you think that there was something special about your environment that allowed you to sense that, or is this a notion that everybody (except me) develops at a fairly young age?