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What is complexity science and why should you care about it?

Simplifying Complexity

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What's the Difference Between Biology and Economics?

SFI was founded in 1987, three years after James Glaick's Chaos. The book that has put SFI on the map was Mitch Waldrop's 'Complexity', published in 92. It took a much broader approach to complexity than Glaick had and it diffused out into popular culture. David Stevenson: I think I might have been crushed by the weight of accomplishment.

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