This book is both completely fascinating and rather confusing. The book is essentially presented as a book in chaos theory that is palatable and comprehensible for the layman. I’d argue that’s about 75% true. The book has some fascinating history in it and effectively communicates some general ideas about chaos. However, I believe the book gives some specifics that would be easier to understand had I taken more advanced mathematics courses- as my degree is in English in Linguistics, I’m sure you can work out how far I went in math. It also helps to have a decent understanding of climate/ meteorology, though I didn’t struggle with that element. Overall I’d still definitely recommend it if you want an overview of chaos theory with an interesting look at the politics of science thrown in.