bistable

The balance between how strongly the conformists feel about seeing a good movie and everyone getting along, as well as the balance of the individual learners’ views, determines the number of social learners needed for bistable unpredictability.

Proteins that can adopt two different states essentially make a bistable switch, which could be useful for all kinds of things, like memory devices, motors or sensors, Baker says.

The technology for the shoe rests in a so-called bistable hinge, a patent-pending design that is built into the shoe’s outsole.