Exploring the unpredictable nature and emergent laws in complex systems, the chapter discusses the challenges of complexity research and the quest to uncover underlying rules. It contrasts the predictability over different time scales, from short to extremely long time frames, reflecting on the mysteries of existence within the realm of complexity science. Delving into the definition of life and intelligence, the chapter emphasizes the need for a broader perspective and the debate between principle-based and matter-focused approaches.
Guests:
- David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute
- Sean Carroll, External Professor and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University
Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes
Producer: Katherine Moncure
Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano
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- Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology by Gregory Radick
- Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll
- Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019 Edited by David Krakauer
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